Ch. 7 Review

The sun directly causes these on the earth

• Rotation

• Waves

• Tides

• Winds

Which of the following is an example of weather?

• During the spring, temperature is moderate, and there is a lot of precipitation

• Wind cycles around the planet.

• Yesterday, it was rainy with a high of 60 degrees

• The sun shines more directly on the equator than the poles

The warmth collected by our entire planet is caused by sunlight and _____________.

• winds

• ocean currents

• atmosphere

• rotation

Which of the following is a greenhouse gas, according to our notes?

• H₂0

• CO

• NO

• O₂

Rain shadows directly cause

• Mountains

• Forests

• Cold Grasslands

• Deserts

Every biome is created by its location, and these two factors:

• Temperature and wind

• Wind and latitude

• Latitude and altitude

• Cloud cover and tides

Mr. Cox takes a very long hike starting in Georgia, USA. Along his hike he goes from a biome with deciduous trees to a biome with coniferous trees. He is most likely hiking

• South to North

• North to South

• East to West

• West to East

Which of these has the most balanced precipitation and temperature?

• Temperate grassland

• Tropical desert

• Tundra

• Tropical Rainforest

Which of the following is an animal adaptation to help live in the desert?

• Sweat

• Nocturnal behavior

• Attraction to light

• Large, shallow root system

Which of the following contains a type of grassland?

• boreal

• taiga

• rainforest

• chaparral