Climates and Biomes Test Review

Why are the seasons in the Northern Hemisphere opposite of those in the Southern hemisphere?

• They are backwards thinkers

• the Earth is tilted on the axis

• Plate tectonics causes the Southern hemisphere to rotate in the opposite direction

• They are exactly the same in both hemispheres

What effect does the Earth's tilt have on the Earth?

• The seasons are the same in both hemispheres

• The Earth is not tilted

• Different amounts of sunlight hit different parts of the planet at one time

• The Earth is coldest at the Equator

The movement of the Earth around the Sun is called....

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Nonexistent

• Spinning

How many days does it take for the Earth to make one full revolution around the Sun?

• 24 hours

• 365.25 days

• the Earth doesn't move

• 1.5 years

The side of the mountain on which the rain falls is called the....

• Windward side

• Leeward side

• Orographic side

• Wet side

The region of the Earth located between 30 degrees North and 30 degrees South is called the _________ and ________

• Temperate Zone - varies in temperature throughout the year

• Polar Zone - is cold all year long

• Tropical Zone - is hot all year long

• Warm Zone - Is mild in temperature all year long

The regions of the Earth located between 30 degrees and 60 degrees in the Northern and Southern hemisphere are called _____ and are _______

• Tropical Zone - Hot all year

• Polar Zone- Cold all year

• Temperate Zone - varies in temperature throughout the year

• Middle Zone - stays "lukewarm" all year

The regions of the Earth located between 60 degrees and 90 degrees in the Northern and Southern hemisphere are called _______ and are _____

• Middle Zone - stays warm all year long

• Tropics - hot all year

• Temperate Zone - varies in temperature throughout the year

• Polar Zone - cold all year

Hot air __________ creating ________ atmospheric pressure

• Sinks - High

• Rises - Low

• Sinks - Low

• Rises - High

Cold air ___________ creating ________ atmospheric pressure

• Rises - Low

• Rises - High

• Sinks - Low

• Sinks - High