Lecture 14 Practice

Select all examples of climate.

• Monsoons occur in the Mojave desert in the summer months.

• The annual mean temperature worldwide has risen about 1.1 degree C.

• Today's high temperature was about 86 F.

• A severe rainstorm caused extensive flooding in Texas earlier this month.

• Some places on the planet have four distinct seasons.

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Variation in ________ results in variation in sunlight intensity.

____________ is the term for the shape and features of the land surface of the earth.

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Select all true statements about how topography can influence climate.

• Air cools as it is pushed up and over mountain ranges and loses moisture as rain and snowfall.

• Most moisture is deposited on the leeward side of a mountain range.

• The leeward side on a mountain range will often experience a rain shadow.

• The windward side of the mountain range is where most moisture is deposited.

• Air warms as is moves farther away from the ocean over relatively flat ground.

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Water has a higher _____________ than both land and air.

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True or False: The Greenhouse Effect is entirely the result of industrialization and CO2 emissions.

• True

• False

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Which country is currently the #1 emitter of CO2?

• China

• The United States

• Canada

• India

• Russia

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_________ can be taken to directly measure historical levels of atmospheric of CO2.

Select all factors that can can limit the yield/output of crop plants in high CO2 environments.

• CO2 saturation point

• Nitrogen limitation

• Trade-offs with increasing temperatures

• Reduced nutrient density (iron, zinc, protein)

• The non-specific nature of Rubisco

True or False: Researchers have been able to alter the end product of photosynthesis.

• True

• False