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WorksheetsAPES Unit 2: Meteorology
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 38mins
A biome is characterized by the:
Organisms
Plant communities
Temperature
Rainfall
Unequal heating of earth has an effect on which factors?
Salinity
Temperature
Rainfall
Productivity
At 30 degrees North you would expect to find which type of Biomes?
Dry
Wet
Intermediate
At 0 degrees, you would expect to find which types of biomes?
Wet
Dry
Intermediate
What is the main factor that allows the Coastal Pacific Northwest to have temperate seasonal forest and Temperate Rainforest rather than Taiga?
The Latitude
The Altitude
Warm Ocean Currents
Cold Ocean Currents
What is the main factor that creates the rain shadow effect?
Geology
Ocean Currents
Air Currents
Topography
You go to an area dominated by grasses with scattered trees. There are distinct Wet and Dry seasons. Based on the angle of the sunlight, you think you are near the equator. You are most likely in a:
Savanna
Tropical Rainforest
Temperate Grassland
Shrubland
Temperate rainforests are
Found near the equator
Usually mild in temperature with wet winters.
Very cold based on their latitudes.
Dominated by deciduous trees.
Why does ocean temperature decrease drastically as you go below 200m?
You are farther away from the source of heat.
Warm water sinks
Cold water rises
There is no more photosynthesis
Why does the salinity go back up as you go deeper than 1000m.
Water with more salt is less dense
Water with more salt is more dense
Water is saltier at the surface where there is evaporation.
Water is less salty at the surface where there is more evaporation.
Upwelling happens more near shorelines because:
The water is more shallow
The wind is stronger
The water has more nutrients near the surface
It does not.
Where the naturally occuring good ozone layer is located
troposphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
thermosphere
In which layer does all weather occur?
Outer space
stratosphere
troposphere
mesosphere
Sea surface temperature changes great than .5oC for greater than 5 months across the centeral tropical Pacific Ocean are known as
the arctic effect
the get stream
a typhoon
El Nino-Southern Oscillation
During an El Nino-Southern Oscillation event, which of the following best describes conditions in the eastern part of the tropical Pacific Ocean (i.e., near Peru and Ecuador)?
Both the sea surface temperature and rainfall amount are low
The sea surface temperature is low and the rainfall amount is high
The sea surface temperature is high and the rainfall amount is low
Both the sea surface temperature and rainfall amount are high
The sea surface temperature is high and the rainfall amount is normal
El Nino, a periodic warming of ocean surface waters, occurs in which of the following regions?
Tropical Indian Ocean
Temperate West Atlantic
Tropical East Pacific
Arctic North Pacific
Gulf of Mexico
The primary cause of Earth’s seasons is the:
Changing distance of Earth from the Sun at different times of the year
Constant tilt of Earth’s rotational axis with respect to the plane of its orbit around the Sun
Periodic changes in solar energy output
Changing relative positions of Earth, its Moon, and the Sun
Periodic wobbling of Earth on its axis of rotation
Which of the following best explains why polar regions are colder than tropical regions?
Tropical regions receive less direct sunlight throughout the year
Tropical regions rotate at a faster speed than polar regions
Polar regions receive less solar energy per unit of surface area
Sunlight travels through more atmosphere and loses more energy in tropical regions
Polar regions have lower albedo (reflectivity) values
The Sun heats the atmosphere of Earth unevenly. Which of the following statements is the most likely result of this uneven heating?
Convection in the atmosphere caused by a change in air density, resulting in winds.
Conduction through the atmosphere causes evaporation to occur over oceans, resulting in rain.
Radiation from the Sun reflects through the atmosphere back into space resulting in cooler evenings.
Radiation from the Sun causes atmospheric moisture to collect over mountain ranges resulting in snowfall.
Which of the following is NOT a layer of the atmosphere?
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Biosphere
Stratosphere
Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in?
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Exosphere
What kind of breeze is this and when would it form?
Land breeze - daytime
Land breeze - nighttime
Sea breeze - daytime
Sea breeze - nighttime
Why do land breezes occur at night?
Land cools off slower than water, so the air above water is cooler.
Water cools off faster than land, so the air above land is warmer.
Land heats up slower than water, so the air stays cooler during the day.
Water cools off slower than land, so the air above water is warmer.
If you climbed a mountain, what would you expect the temperature to do?
decrease (get colder)
increase (get warmer)
stay the same
Based upon the image depicted, the ozone layer is found in:
A
B
C
D
E
Which of the following is/are true regarding an El Nino event?
(I) Trade winds weaken/stop in the tropical Pacific
(II) The sea surface is warmer in the western tropical Pacific
(III) The sea surface is warmer in the eastern tropical Pacific
(IV) Fewer tropical storms than normal form over the cooled western Pacific
(V) Fewer tropical storms form over the warmed central and eastern Pacific
II, III, and IV
I, III, and IV
I, II, and IV
II and V
I, II, and V
Aurora Borealis are found in which layer of the atmosphere?
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
The Northern Lights are caused by:
Light reflecting off of ice.
Sunlight getting deflected off of particles in the air.
Solar Radiation exciting electrons in the ionosphere.
Meteorites burning up in the Mesosphere.
One side of a mountain is often much drier than the other side. This is most often a result of:
Winds that dry out the windward side.
The rain shadow effect
Lake Effect Snow
The high specific heat of water.
Sea Breezes are:
Winds that blow from land to sea during the night.
Winds that blow from land to sea during the day.
Winds that blow from sea to land during the day.
Winds that blow from sea to land during the night.
Land Breezes are:
Winds that blow from land to sea during the night.
Winds that blow from land to sea during the day.
Winds that blow from sea to land during the day.
Winds that blow from sea to land during the night.
The main convection currents between 0 and 30 degrees are called:
Hadley Cells
Ferrell Cells
Polar Cells
Jet Streams
The main convection currents between 30 and 60 degrees are called:
Hadley Cells
Ferrell Cells
Polar Cells
Jet Streams
The main convection currents between 60 and 90 degrees are called:
Hadley Cells
Ferrell Cells
Polar Cells
Jet Streams
What is correct about Ocean Currents?
Salty, Cold water sinks
Less Salty, Warm water sinks
Salty, Warm water sinks
Less Salty, Cold water sinks
This biome is hot with high amounts of rainfall all year. The dominant vegetation is trees.
Tropical Rainforest
Savanna
Desert
Temperate Rainforest
Temperate Forest
This biome is hot with high amounts of rainfall part of the year, and a dry season the other part of the year. The dominant vegetation is grasses with occasional trees.
Tropical Rainforest
Savanna
Desert
Grassland
Temperate Forest
This biome is hot with very low amounts of rainfall all year long. The dominant vegetation is shrubs and succulents.
Temperate Grassland
Savanna
Desert
Scrubland
Temperate Forest
This biome has mild seasons with high amounts of rainfall. The dominant vegetation is trees.
Tropical Rainforest
Savanna
Desert
Temperate Rainforest
Temperate Forest
This biome has intense seasons with occasional periods of low rainfall. The dominant vegetation is grasses.
Tropical Rainforest
Savanna
Temperate Grassland
Temperate Rainforest
Temperate Forest
This biome has seasons with decent amounts of rainfall. The dominant vegetation is trees.
Tropical Rainforest
Savanna
Desert
Temperate Rainforest
Temperate Forest
This biome has mild seasons with very low amounts of rainfall during the summer. The dominant vegetation is shrubs and short trees.
Temperate Grassland
Savanna
Desert
Scrubland
Temperate Forest
This biome has very cold winters and mild summers. The dominant vegetation is trees.
Temperate Rainforest
Temperate Grassland
Tundra
Taiga
Temperate Forest
This biome has very cold winters with short summers. The ground is permanently frozen beneath a certain depth (permafrost). The dominant vegetation is lichens and mosses.
Temperate Rainforest
Temperate Grassland
Tundra
Taiga
Temperate Forest
