T1 L3 Review Quiz

Rank these ecosystems from most to least precipitation:

• tropical grassland

• temperate forest

• Mediterranean brush

Match the following

• temperate zone

• conditions of the air and sky at a certain time and place

• climate

• area between the high and low latitudes; also known as middle latitudes

• tropics

• area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; also known as low latitudes

• weather

• average weather of a place over many years

Reorder the following steps of the water cycle, starting with EVAPORATION

• Ground Water/Lakes/Water on Earth's surface

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• EVAPORATION

Match the following

• the wind that most frequently blows across a particular region

• prevailing winds

• group of plants and animals that depend on each other and their environment for survival

• biome

• a region made up of similar ecosystems and communities of plants and animals

• ecosystem

• intense rainstorm with strong winds that forms over tropical oceans

• tropical cyclone

John's political views are considered moderate. This means they are...

• not extreme

• simple

• extreme

• not simple

You are driving a car and you want to go back to the place you started from. What does this action refer to?

• Accelerating the car

• Reversing the car

• Continuing to drive in the same direction

Imagine you are a meteorologist studying the atmospheric conditions of a particular place. You notice that the winds, air pressure, evaporation, and the angle of the sun shape the daily ___ of that place.

• climate

• temperature

• weather

• precipitation

John is planning a vacation and is trying to understand the difference between tropical and temperate climates. He learns that the main difference is due to

• the wind patterns he would experience each season.

• the precipitation patterns he would observe each season.

• the tilt of the Earth relative to its orbit.

• the position of the sun in the sky at different times of the year.

During a geography class trip to the Equator, students noticed that ___ is the greatest where air usually rises.

• Heat

• Precipitation

• Air Pressure

• Dry air

Imagine you are exploring a forest. This forest is an example of an ecosystem, which is a network of ___ that depend on one another and their environment.

• plants and animals

• living things

• natural features and living things

• people