Water Cycle/Groundwater and Climate Test Review FMS

What is the best explanation for the two statements below?

Some mountains located near the Earth's Equator have snow-covered peaks. Icecaps exist at the Earth's poles.

• A) Both mountain and polar regions have arid climates.

• B) An increase in snowfall and an increase in temperature have a similar effect on climate.

• C) Mountain and polar regions receive more energy from the Sun than other regions do.

• D) High elevation and high latitude have a similar effect on climate.

The map below shows an imaginary continent on Earth. Arrows represent prevailing wind directions. Letters A through D represent locations on the continent. Locations A and B are at the same latitude and at the same elevation at the base of the mountains.

Over the course of a year, compared to location B, location A will have

• A) less precipitation and a greater temperature range

• B) less precipitation and a smaller temperature range

• C) more precipitation and a smaller temperature range

• D) more precipitation and a greater temperature range

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The climate at location C is much drier than at location D. This difference is best explained by the fact that location C is located

• A) at a latitude that experiences longer average annual daylight

• B) at a latitude where air is sinking and surface winds diverge

• C) farther from any mountain range

• D) closer to a large body of water

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Compared to an inland location of the same elevation and latitude, a coastal location is likely to have

• A) warmer summers and cooler winters

• B) cooler summers and warmer winters

• C) warmer summers and warmer winters

• D) cooler summers and cooler winters

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Which graph best shows the general effect that differences in elevation above sea level have on the average annual temperature?

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According to the Earth Science Reference Tables, at which of these latitudes would average annual precipitation be greatest?

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Which one of the following statements best explains why climates at continental shorelines generally have a smaller yearly temperature range than inland climates at the same latitude?D) Land is a poor absorber and a poor conductor of heat energy.

• A) Land changes temperature rapidly, due to the high specific heat and lack of transparency of land.

• B) Ocean water changes temperature slowly, due to the high specific heat and transparency of water.

• C) Ocean water is a good absorber and a good conductor of heat energy.

• D) Land is a poor absorber and a poor conductor of heat energy.

What is the source of most of the water vapor that enters the atmosphere?

• A) lakes

• B) plants

• C) soil

• D) oceans

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Which current is a cool ocean current that flows completely around Earth?

• A) North Equatorial Current

• B) California Current

• C) West Wind Drift

• D) Gulf Stream

Water will enter the soil if the ground surface is

• A) impermeable and unsaturated

• B) impermeable and saturated

• C) permeable and saturated

• D) permeable and unsaturated

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