Climate Test Review

Base your answer to the following question on the map below and on your knowledge of Earth science. The map shows the continental United States and parts of Mexico and Canada. Letters A through F represent surface locations. The table below compares the average annual temperature for locations C and F. The best explanation for this temperature difference is that location C:

• is in the polar NE wind belt

• is farther from the equator

• has less cloud cover

• has more frequent tornadoes

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The photograph below shows Mt. Kilimanjaro, a volcano in Africa, located near the equator. Which climate factor is responsible for the snow seen on Mt. Kilimanjaro?

• high latitude

• high elevation

• nearness to a cold ocean current

• nearness to a high-pressure weather center

The arrows on the map below show the prevailing winds at a midlatitude coastal city. This city most likely has a climate that is

• arid, with a small difference between the highest and lowest yearly temperatures

• arid, with a large difference between the highest and lowest yearly temperatures

• humid, with a small difference between the highest and lowest yearly temperatures

• humid, with a large difference between the highest and lowest yearly temperatures

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The cross section below represents prevailing winds, shown by arrows, moving over a coastal mountain range. Letters A through D represent locations on Earth's surface. Which location would most likely have cloud cover and precipitation?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Base your answer to the following question on the map and graph below. The map shows two cities, Arica and Rio de Janeiro, located on opposite coasts of South America. Both cities are near sea level. The graph shows the average monthly temperatures for the cities. Why does Arica have cooler average monthly temperatures than Rio de Janeiro?

• Rio de Janeiro receives insolation at a higher angle than Arica.

• Rio de Janeiro is influenced by a warmer ocean current than Arica.

• Arica is farther north than Rio de Janeiro.

• Arica receives yearly insolation that is less intense than Rio de Janeiro.

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Base your answer to the following question on the diagram of a mountain below, location A and location B have the same elevation. Compared to the climate at location A, the climate at location B will be

• warmer and drier

• cooler and drier

• warmer and wetter

• cooler and wetter

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Which cross section below best represents the conditions that cause early winter lake-effect snowstorms in New York State?

• Diagram A

• Diagram B

• Diagram C

• Diagram D

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Base your answer to the following question on the diagram below, which represents four stations, A, B, C, and D, in a laboratory investigation in which equal volumes of sand at the same starting temperature were heated by identical light sources. The light sources were the same distance from each station, but at different angles to the surfaces. Two thermometers were used at each station, one just above the surface and the other just below the surface. The lights were turned on for 30 minutes and then removed for the next 30 minutes. Temperatures were recorded each minute for the 60 minutes. Which station received the least intense light energy?

• A) A

• B) B

• C) C

• D) D

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The ozone layer helps life on Earth because ozone

• A) modifies the normal El Niño weather pattern

• B) reflects insolation from the Sun

• C) absorbs damaging ultraviolet radiation from the Sun

• D) deflects winds from a straight line to a curved path

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An increase in the amount of which atmospheric gas is thought to cause global climate warming?

• A) oxygen

• B) hydrogen

• C) nitrogen

• D) carbon dioxide

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