Ecology Quiz 1 Review

Which of the following is a major factor in Earth's current global warming?

• stronger hurricanes

• burning of fossil fuels

• increase in volcanic activity

• increase in Sun's brightness

If you start at the equator and head north, on average the climates will get

• drier

• cooler

• wetter

• warmer

Which of the following best describes the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather happens in your state, and climate happens in your country.

• Weather includes the wind and rainfall, whereas climate only describes the temperature.

• Weather can be predicted but climate cannot.

• Weather describes conditions such as wind and rain at a particular time, whereas climate describes typical seasonal conditions.

What causes winds to form on Earth?

• solar energy
• ocean currents
• elevation differences
• uneven heating of the Earth by the sun

A student states the weather is the same as the climate. Which response BEST tells the student the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather is about the wind and the rain, but climate is about the clouds.
• Weather is the conditions in one day, but climate is the conditions over a long time.
• Weather is measured with tools like thermometers, but climate is measured with tools like forecasts.
• Weather is recorded on charts, but climate is recorded on world maps.

Which observation describes a change in climate rather than a change in weather?

• The thunderstorm dropped about three centimeters of rain today.
• The average summer temperatures have increased over the last ten years.
•  The snowfall in this area was more this week than it was last week.
• The average wind speed in April was less than it was in March.

Which of the following has NO effect on climate?

• longitude

• latitude

• elevation

• amount of precipitation

About how long ago was the fifth mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs?

• 10 billion years ago

• 65 million years ago

• 65 thousand years ago

• 1.5 million years ago

Three atoms of oxygen

• methane

• ammonia

• ozone

• nitrites

The percentage of UV radiation the sun releases that makes it to earth through the ozone layer.

• 10 percent

• 0.5 percent

• 25 percent

• 1 percent