Topic 8 Review

Which climate zone is Greenland in, and which features would it have?

• polar with highland

• polar with ice caps

• temperate and arid

• temperate and humid

What are the main factors that influence the amount of precipitation in an area or region?

• latitude, altitude, distance from large bodies of water

• latitude, ocean currents, distance from large bodies of water

• ocean currents, distance from large bodies of water

• prevailing winds, presence of mountain ranges, seasonal winds

What relationship exists between altitude and other climate factors?

• an increase in altitude results in higher levels of precipitation

• an increase in altitude results in an increase in air pressure

• an increase in altitude results in a decrease in temperature

• an increase in altitude results in a lessening of wind speed.

Which climate is influenced by water currents along its coast that are generally cold and moving toward the equator?

• polar

• temperate marine

• tropical rainy

• dry

Why is the air inside a greenhouse warmer than the outside air?

• the air inside is cooler

• the air inside is warmer because of the trapped solar energy

• due to having no sunlight

• because sunlight escaped

Which of the following is not a method scientists use to learn about the changing climate?

• by studying art

• by studying ice cores

• by studying tree rings

• by studying fossils

The water along the eastern coast of the United States would be ________ than the Pacific Ocean.

• deeper

• clearer

• warmer

• colder

The difference between the water on the eastern coast of the United States and the Western coast is due to the influence of the

• prevailing westerlies

• Equatorial Current

• Gulf Stream

• seasonal monsoons

Why would a warm-weather plant fossil be found Antarctica?

• additional salt in oceans

• reductions in greenhouse gases

• Antarctica's climate was warmer in the past

What conditions might result from warming temperatures?

• new lunar calendar

• additional salt in oceans

• reductions in greenhouse gases

• changing weather patterns