Environm science midterm

The amount of solar radiation received by the earth is greatest at

• The equator

• The mid-latitudes

• The poles

• oceans

At __ the sun rises very high in the sky

• The mid-latitudes

• The poles

• The equator

• Moon

What is climate?

• The weather averaged over a long period

• Day-to-day temperature and precipitation activity

• Rise in the average temperature of Earth’s atmosphere

• None of the above

Which of the following factor(s) affects the climate of a place?

• Altitude

• Latitude

• Distance from sea

• All of the above

__ winds are the result of atmospheric circulation cells and influence the climate of a region

• Prevailing

• Trade

• Periodic

• Longitudinal winds

Wind blows from __

• The equator to the poles

• Low pressure areas to the high pressure areas

• High pressure areas to the low pressure areas

• The poles to the equator

The winds blowing from the Subtropical high pressure zones to the Subpolar low pressure zones are the ____

• Westerlies

• Arctic winds

• Easterlies

• Polar winds

Winds are caused primarily by

• Humidity differences

• Pressure differences

• Effect of land and sea distribution

• All of the above

Which of the following is true about a convection cell?

• Warm air rises, creating high pressure; cool air sinks, creating low pressure

• Warm air sinks creating high pressure; cool air rises, creating low pressure

• Warm air rises, creating low pressure; cool air sinks, creating high pressure

• Warm air sinks, creating low pressure; cool air rises, creating high pressure

A change in temperature over distance is called a __

• Temperature gradient

• Pressure gradient

• Thermal gradient

• None of the above