Quiz about ESH 4.1 -- Climatology

Question 1

Which of these is not one of the three basic climate zones?

Accepted Answer

subtropical

Answer

polar

Answer

tropical

Answer

temperate

Question 2

Which of these climate zones is more likely to experience the characteristics of all four seasons?

Accepted Answer

temperate

Answer

tropical

Answer

polar

Answer

subtropical

Question 3

The four factors which determine the more complex climate zones include all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

longitude

Answer

latitude

Answer

vegetation

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ocean currents

Answer

topography

Question 4

True of False: people living in the interior of the United States generally experience higher temperatures in the summer and colder temperatures in the winter.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 5

The reason that the interior of continents have more extreme temperatures than the coastlines is that ______________________.

Accepted Answer

oceans regulate temperatures

Answer

mountains regulate temperatures

Answer

deserts regulate temperatures

Question 6

The two factors that make sink within the ocean, forming deep-ocean currents, are temperature and ___________.

Accepted Answer

salinity

Answer

continental deflection

Answer

surface currents

Question 7

Surface currents are steered by winds, the Coriolis effect, and ___________________________.

Accepted Answer

continental deflection

Answer

salinity

Answer

temperatures

Question 8

When deep-ocean currents run into land, _______________ occurs.

Accepted Answer

upwelling

Answer

upswelling

Answer

downwelling

Question 9

Upwelling is important because it brings __________ to the surface.

Accepted Answer

nutrients

Answer

sharks

Answer

swimmers

Question 10

The endless stream of seawater that circumnavigates all the oceans of Earth is called the _______________.

Accepted Answer

Global Conveyor Belt

Answer

Gulf Stream

Answer

Thermohaline Cycle

Question 11

Which of these ocean currents is less likely to affect Atlantic Ocean hurricanes?

Accepted Answer

The Indian Ocean gyre

Answer

El Nino

Answer

La Nina

Question 12

The carbon cycle is a delicate balance between photosynthesis, respiration, and ________________.

Accepted Answer

decomposition

Answer

the Coriolis Effect

Answer

the dew point

Question 13

A well-balanced carbon cycle is the key to having a healthy _______________________, which keeps Earth at the right temperature for life to thrive.

Accepted Answer

greenhouse effect

Answer

Coriolis effect

Answer

La Nina

Question 14

Best answer: climate change could lead to ________________

Accepted Answer

all of these options.

Answer

melting ice caps

Answer

changes in the thermohaline cycle

Answer

changes in the global conveyor belt

Answer

rising sea levels

ESH 4.1 -- Climatology

28 questions

The __________________ is the current outdoor conditions in a small geographic area.

____________________ is the average weather of a large geographic area over and extended period of time.

The two factors which determine the climate of a region are temperature and ___________________________.

Which of these is not one of the three basic climate zones?

Which of these climate zones is more likely to experience the characteristics of all four seasons?

Florida has a _____________ climate.

The factor which determines Earth's three basic climate zones is ___________________.

Because Earth is not a water world, our climate zones are more _____________________ than the three basic types.

The four factors which determine the more complex climate zones include all of the following except:

Topography affect climates because mountains can affect winds, __________________, and temperatures.

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