APES Unit 2: Meteorology

A biome is characterized by the:

• Organisms

• Plant communities

• Temperature

• Rainfall

Unequal heating of earth has an effect on which factors?

• Salinity

• Temperature

• Rainfall

• Productivity

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At 30 degrees North you would expect to find which type of Biomes?

• Dry

• Wet

• Intermediate

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At 0 degrees, you would expect to find which types of biomes?

• Wet

• Dry

• Intermediate

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What is the main factor that allows the Coastal Pacific Northwest to have temperate seasonal forest and Temperate Rainforest rather than Taiga?

• The Latitude

• The Altitude

• Warm Ocean Currents

• Cold Ocean Currents

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What is the main factor that creates the rain shadow effect?

• Geology

• Ocean Currents

• Air Currents

• Topography

You go to an area dominated by grasses with scattered trees. There are distinct Wet and Dry seasons. Based on the angle of the sunlight, you think you are near the equator. You are most likely in a:

• Savanna

• Tropical Rainforest

• Temperate Grassland

• Shrubland

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Temperate rainforests are

• Found near the equator

• Usually mild in temperature with wet winters.

• Very cold based on their latitudes.

• Dominated by deciduous trees.

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Why does ocean temperature decrease drastically as you go below 200m?

• You are farther away from the source of heat.

• Warm water sinks

• Cold water rises

• There is no more photosynthesis

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Why does the salinity go back up as you go deeper than 1000m.

• Water with more salt is less dense

• Water with more salt is more dense

• Water is saltier at the surface where there is evaporation.

• Water is less salty at the surface where there is more evaporation.