Semester 2 Review ES

The Köppen classification system classifies climate based on mean monthly values of temperature and precipitation.

• True
• False

Milankovitch cycles include changes in the Earth's tilt, the wobble of the Earth, and the change in Earth's orbit.

• True
• False

Retention of heat in the atmosphere is a result of

• ice age
• global warming
• greenhouse effect
• season

The differences in temperature caused by the presence of a large city is an example of a(n)

• macroclimate
• heat island
• climate
• lake effect

Which type of surface would have the highest albedo effect?

• Forest
• Water
• Snow
• Rock

Which of these are the main characteristics that define climate?

• weather and humidity
• pressure and precipitation
• weather and pressure
• temperature and precipitation

Two climates that are at the same latitude may be different because of

• Earth’s magnetic field.
• soil type.
• bodies of water.
• distance from the poles.

The climatic zone that receives the least solar radiation and has the coldest climate is the

• tropical zone.
• equatorial zone.
• polar zone.
• temperate zone.

A lowering of global temperatures caused by dust blocking solar radiation can be triggered by

• El Niño.
• hurricanes.
• volcanic eruptions.
• blizzards.

a. Which best describes the climate on the leeward (facing away from the wind) side of a mountain?

• cool and dry
• warm and dry
• cool and rainy
• warm and rainy