ENVSYS Spring Final Exam Review

Which of the following factors impacts climate?

• Latitude

• Topography

• Global Circulation Patterns

• All of the following

More direct light from the sun is observed at which location?

• Poles

• Equator

• Tropics of Capricorn

• Tropics of Cancer

Warm air holds __ moisture compared to cool air.

• More

• Less

• No

• Four times as much

All energy on Earth come from?

• The sun

• Plants

• Fossil Fuels

• Gravitational Pull

Seasonal patterns and changes are caused by?

• The Earth's Tilt on it's axis

• Earth's Revolution

• Revolution around the sun and Earth's Tilt on it's axis

• Rotation on it's axis

Which of the following is a natural Carbon emitter?

• Volcanoes

• Gas emissions

• Industrial Plants

• Landfills

A region where temperatures are high year round and there are minimal seasonal; changes is?

• The equator

• The North Pole

• The South Pole

• Texas

Which of the following is a carbon sink?

• Ocean

• Rivers and Streams

• Atmosphere

• All of the following are correct

Which of the following is the main reason ocean acidity has increased?

• Fossil fuel emissions

• Wildfires

• Sulfuric Acid from Volcanoes

• Photosynthesis

Increased atmospheric CO2 concentration over the next 50 years is expected to cause which of the following global changes?

• Warmer temperatures and ocean acidification

• Cooler temperatures and periodic droughts

• Decreased life on Earth

• Increase temperatures and extreme freezes