Week 9 - Climate

All living things on earth are part of

• the biosphere

• the hydrosphere

• the atmosphere

• the geosphere

What is the Greenhouse Affect?

• As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures increase

• Condition that is caused by carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor trapping heat in the Earth's atmosphere

• causes sea levels to rise because it adds water to the ocean.

• The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.

The following are Greenhouse Gases:

• Carbon Dioxide

• Methane

• Salt

• Phosphorus

• Water vapor

______ is the average pattern for weather over a long period of time.

• climate
• weather
• forecast
• sunlight

Which sentence best describes the relationship between elevation and air temperatures?

•  LOWER elevation = COLDER temperatures
• HIGHER elevation = COLDER temperatures
• HIGHER elevations = WARMER temperatures
• There is no relationship

Region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. The sun's rays are most intense and the temperatures are always warm.

• tropical zone

• temperate zone

• polar zone

• warm front

Earth’s climate can be affected by natural factors such as changes in volcanic activity, solar output, and Earth's orbit around the Sun. Climate change can also be caused by human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels and the conversion of land for forestry and agriculture. The increase of which greenhouse gas due to human activity has had the greatest impact on global climate in the past century?

• carbon dioxide

• methane

• ozone

• water vapor

Which term describes a circulation of air or water that is caused by uneven heating?

• convection current
• conduction current
• radiation current
• emission current

Identify the climate of a tropical rainforest.

• Cold and dry

• Cold and wet

• Hot and dry

• Hot and moist

Which biome, because of its climate, has the largest number of species of plants and animals?

• tundra
• desert
• tropical rainforest
• pine forest