Square 9: Climate & Hydrologic Cycle CASE Review

RFMS Science: Climate & Hydrologic Cycle CASE Review

Multiple Choice

Which city would you expect to have the overall colder climate?

• Atlanta, Georgia (elevation of 1,050 feet)

• Baton Rouge, Louisiana (elevation of 56 feet)

• Chicago, Illinois (elevation of 579 feet)

• Steamboat Springs, Colorado (6, 732 feet)

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These areas are located between 23.5°N and 23.5°S of the equator. These zones receive direct sun rays, have higher temperatures, and lots of rain.

• Polar Climate Zones

• Temperate Climate Zones

• Tropical Climate Zones

• Oceanic Climate Zones

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What are the three main climate zones?

• tropical, thermal, polar

• tropical, temperate, polar

• cold, super hot, blah

• polar, tropical, humid

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The areas located between 23.5°N and 66.5°N and 23.5°S and 66.5°S. These zones have hot summers and cold winters and usually have four seasons.

• Polar Climate Zones

• Temperate Climate Zones

• Tropical Climate Zones

• Oceanic Climate Zones

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What is elevation?

• the depth of the ocean

• the height of the atmosphere

• the depth of a lake

• the height above sea level

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These areas is located between 66.5°N and the North Pole and 66.5°S and the South Pole. It has low temperatures and very little precipitation.

• Polar Climate Zones

• Temperate Climate Zones

• Tropical Climate Zones

• The Arctic Climate Zones

Multiple Choice

At which latitude would you expect to find the warmest air temperatures?

• 23.5° S

• 0°

• 66.5°N

• 66.5°S

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Which two factors determine the climate in a particular region?

• temperature and latitude

• precipitation and humidity

• temperature and precipitation

• humidity and air pressure

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Climate is affected by many factors including:

• latitude, elevation, and proximity to bodies of water

• tides and currents

• wind

• snow and sleet

Multiple Choice

Which city would you expect to have the overall colder climate?

• Atlanta, Georgia (elevation of 1,050 feet)

• Baton Rouge, Louisiana (elevation of 56 feet)

• Chicago, Illinois (elevation of 579 feet)

• Steamboat Springs, Colorado (6, 732 feet)

Multiple Choice

Which climate region is located at the poles with freezing cold temperatures and snow and ice? No vegetation grows here.

• ice cap

• tundra

• subarctic

• highland

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Which climate region is located in the high latitudes and has very long, cold winters and short, cold summers? Permafrost is easily found in this area along with moss, lichens, and low shrubs.

• tundra

• ice cap

• subarctic

• highland

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Which climate region is warm all year long with distinct rainy and dry seasons. It has tall grasses and scattered trees.

• humid tropical

• tropical savanna

• steppe

• humid subtropical

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Which climate region is located in the middle latitudes and has four distinct seasons? The winters in this region are long and cold with short, warm summers. The vegetation is mixed forest.

• humid subtropical

• Mediterranean

• marine west coast

• humid continental

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Which climate region has mountainous areas with a wide range of temperatures and precipitation amounts? Vegetation can range from forest to tundra.

• desert

• steppe

• highland

• ice cap

Multiple Choice

Which climate region is in the higher latitudes with long, cold winters and short, warm summers? Temperatures are below freezing half the year.

• tundra

• subarctic

• ice cap

• desert

Multiple Choice

Which climate region is typically located in the middle of continents and receives less than 10 inches of rain per year?

• steppe

• tropical savana

• desert

• tundra

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Which climate region is humid with hot summer and mild winters, averaging 15-20 inches of rain per year? It is in the path of hurricanes and typhoons.

• humid tropical

• humid subtropical

• marine west coast

• tropical savanna

Multiple Choice

The illustration provided shows a river and four cities on that river. When the water from the river was sampled at location X, it was determined to be polluted with various chemicals. What would be the most likely source for this pollution?

• City 1 and City 2
• City 2 and City 3
• City 3 and City 4
• City 1 and City 4

Multiple Choice

The use of pesticides and fertilizers is carefully monitored because of the effect they can have on the environment. Which of the following is a possible negative effect of the use of these chemical on the environment?

• Runoff carries these chemicals into lakes and streams.
• Theses chemicals cannot be purchased in large bulk.
• 
  These chemicals are expensive to produce.
  
• Storage space for these chemicals is limited.

Multiple Choice

Why is gravity a factor in watersheds? 

• it causes the water to flow away from a watershed
• it causes the water to flow towards a watershed

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What is topography?

• a graph showing all the different topos
• A map of all the waterways in an area
• the shape of the land determined by the elevation

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What is a watershed?

• Land that collects and channels water froma small body of water to a larger body of water
• the shape of the land determined by elevation
• A natural stream of water of considerable  volume
• a river and all its tributaries

Multiple Choice

Pollutants from a factory that enter the water in a watershed 
will have a negative effect on which of the following?

• 
  Available space for crops
• Local pond life
• Rainfall rates
• Direction of river flow

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Water that flows across the land and enters rivers and streams. It eventually flows into lakes and the ocean.

• Snowmelt runoff

• Surface Runoff

• Deposition

• Precipitation

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__________________ is the process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the underside of leaves, where it changes to vapor and is released to the atmosphere. ______________ is essentially evaporation of water from plant leaves.

• Transpiration

• Percolation

• Infiltration

• Plant Uptake

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__________________ is the process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water. ________________ is crucial to the water cycle because it is responsible for the formation of clouds.

• Transportation

• Percolation

• Condensation

• Plant Uptake

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_____________________ is water released from clouds in the form of rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow, or hail. It is the primary connection in the water cycle that provides for the delivery of atmospheric water to the Earth. Most ________________ falls as rain.

• Snowmelt runoff

• Precipitation

• Surface runoff

• Evaporation

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____________________ is the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil. ________________ rate in soil science is a measure of the rate at which soil is able to absorb rainfall or irrigation.

• Infiltration

• Percolation

• Deposition

• Condensation

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_____________________ of water underground in aquifers. The water may return to the surface in springs or eventually seep into the oceans.

• Groundwater flow

• Surface Runoff

• Precipitation

• Condensation

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___________________ is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas or vapor. __________________ is the primary pathway that water moves from the liquid state back into the water cycle as atmospheric water

• Transpiration

• Deposition

• Percolation

• Evaporation

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