APES Unit 3: Biodiversity and Biomes Ch. 4

Long-term differences in which two variables are the primary determinants of climate?

• Temperature and cloud cover

• Precipitation and temperature

• Precipitation and soil type

• Temperature and soil type

• Soil type and cloud cover

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following is an example of a change in weather?

• A large area changes from a grassland to a desert.

• While climbing a mountain, one moves through several different biomes.

• A thunderstorm forms and drops 1.5 cm of rain

• Increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere cause atmospheric warming.

• Desertification of an area causes the area to see increased annual temperatures.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

As one climbs a mountain from the windward side, the elevation change causes a change in biomes. Which of the following is a change caused by elevation increase?

• Biomes become more diverse because of the decrease in temperature.

• Precipitation increases as air rises and water vapor condenses, resulting in vegetation that thrives with a large amount of moisture.

• Temperature is highest on mountaintops because they are closer to the sun and therefore receive more solar radiation.

• The land becomes arid, resulting in the growth of different types of vegetation.

• The change in mountainous climate is very similar to the change in climate as latitude decreases.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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Which of the following is a true statement about biomes?

• Biomes have not been affected by human presence because the human population is not dense enough to impact them.

• Although biomes have distinctive vegetation growing in them, basically, the same kinds of animals live in all of them.

• All desert biomes are hot and dry.

• Biomes have a range of temperatures and precipitation that result in specific kinds of plants that have adapted to those conditions.

• Mountanious areas all over the world contain the same biomes.

The greenhouse effect can best be described as ...

• A natural warming of the stratosphere because of the hole in the ozone layer.

• An unnatural change in the earth's climate because of warming air.

• The warming of the troposphere, caused by the absorption of heat by greenhouse gases.

• The unnatural heating of the atmosphere by CO2 from fossil fuel combustion.

• The cooling of the stratosphere resulting from the reflection of solar energy.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which way do hurricanes rotate in the Northern Hemisphere?

• It depends on the surface temperature of the ocean.

• Clockwise.

• Counterclockwise.

• The same direction as in the Southern Hemisphere.

• It depends on the level of solar energy input .

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following sequences shows biomes that would appear at a similar latitude, but with decreasing precipitation?

• Deciduous forest--> chaparral--> grassland--> desert

• Rainforest--> coniferous forest --> desert

• Desert--> savanna--> scrubland--> tropical forest

• Scrubland--> chaparral--> coniferous forest--> tundra

• Tropical rainforest--> temperate rainforest--> deciduous forest

Which of the following is NOT true of permafrost.

• It is water-drenched soil which remains frozen throughout the year.

• It allows for the formation of shallow lakes, marshes, and bogs.

• It is found in both alpine and arctic tundra.

• It limits the root depth of tundra species.

• Its recent melting has caused the soil to sink, causing damage to roads, houses, and other structures.

Grasslands are found in tropical, temperate, and polar regions and include

I. Savannas

II. Prairies

III. Tundra

• I only

• II only

• III only

• I and II only

• I, II, and III

All of the following are true of El Niño- Southern Oscillation (ENSO) EXCEPT;

• It occurs regularly, every five years in the pacific.

• The prevailing winds in the tropical Pacific weaken and change directions.

• The warming of the western Pacific causes a reduction in upwelling nutrients and an increase in rainfall

• The typical monsoon season in the eastern Pacific is reduced, and sometimes there are droughts.

• It changes the distribution patterns of pelagic marine species.

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