Climate Review ESS

The two main types of data associated with climate are

• Precipitation and temperature

• Wind direction and wind speed

• Temperature and pressure

• Carbon dioxide and methane levels

Climate is affected primarily by a location’s

• Temperature and volcanic activity

• Carbon dioxide and ozone levels

• Wildlife and solar radiation

• Latitude and topography

Which major climate zone gets the greatest amount of solar radiation from the sun?

• Tropics

• Polar Zone

• Arctic Circle

• Temperate Zone

4. Based upon elevation alone, which of these altitudes would experiences the coldest climate?

• 6500 ft

• 10300 ft

• 7700 ft

• 3100 ft

Which of the following is an example of a topographic feature that affects climate?

• Tropic of Cancer

• Solar radiation

• Appalachian mountains

• Earth’s orbit

Why might a tropical city at 10° S latitude be cooler than one further from the equator at 30° S latitude?

• It is at a lower elevation

• It is surrounded by forest

• It is a larger city with many buildings

• It is near a large lake or the ocean

A desert climate is likely to have

• High quantities of precipitation.

• Little precipitation most of the year.

• Really cold winters, with no real summer season.

• An average temperature under 50 °F year-round.

Which type of climate would be characterized by heavy rainfall year-round, with hot summers and cool winters?

• Tundra

• Temperate rainforest

• Saltwater

• Coniferous forest

Which greenhouse gas is most associated with global warming?

• Carbon dioxide (CO2)

• Ozone (O3)

• Methane (CH4)

• Carbon monoxide (CO)

Climatologists (scientists who study climate) say that increases in Earth’s temperatures are most likely a result of

• Changes in Earth’s orbit and shifts in Earth’s axis.

• Burning fossil fuels which release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

• A combination of both the effects of human activity and natural causes.

• None of the others