Agronomy Exam 3 Review Questions
with complete solution
The hottest place on Earth happened in Libya in 1922. What was the
temperature? - correct answer ✔136 F
The hottest place in the US with a record of 134 F was in 1913. What is the
name of the place? - correct answer ✔Death Valley, California
The continent that recorded the coldest temperature on Earth is? - correct
answer ✔Vostok Station, Antartica
what is the coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth? - correct answer ✔-
62 F
What 4 factors discussed in the slides are geographic factors that determine
climatic patterns? - correct answer ✔-Latitude
-Altitude
-Wind intensity
-Distance from large bodies of water
Hopkins Bioclimatic Law states that crop production activities (e.g. planting,
harvesting) and specific morphological developments are delayed 4 days for
each: - 1 degree latitude (northward) - 5 degree of longitude (eastward) - 122
meters (400 ft.) of altitude (upward) - correct answer ✔True
Climate is the variation of weather over a period of years, and is based off
data for a given region. - correct answer ✔True
, Weather is based off data for a region for a given period of time. - correct
answer ✔True
What are vagaries? - correct answer ✔An unpredicted weather episode
Plants are effected by light. What are the 3 effects? - correct answer ✔-Light
quality
-Light duration
-Ligth intensity
The light that is absorbed by plants is in what spectrum? - correct answer
✔visible spectrum
What 2 colors are the most highly absorbed by plants? - correct answer ✔-
Red
-Blue
What color light is reflected by plants? - correct answer ✔Green
What color is primarily responsible for vegitative leaf growth? - correct answer
✔Blue
what color light when combined with blue, encourages flowering? - correct
answer ✔Red
photoperiod is also known as the ______________ of light duration during a
day. - correct answer ✔Quantity
with complete solution
The hottest place on Earth happened in Libya in 1922. What was the
temperature? - correct answer ✔136 F
The hottest place in the US with a record of 134 F was in 1913. What is the
name of the place? - correct answer ✔Death Valley, California
The continent that recorded the coldest temperature on Earth is? - correct
answer ✔Vostok Station, Antartica
what is the coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth? - correct answer ✔-
62 F
What 4 factors discussed in the slides are geographic factors that determine
climatic patterns? - correct answer ✔-Latitude
-Altitude
-Wind intensity
-Distance from large bodies of water
Hopkins Bioclimatic Law states that crop production activities (e.g. planting,
harvesting) and specific morphological developments are delayed 4 days for
each: - 1 degree latitude (northward) - 5 degree of longitude (eastward) - 122
meters (400 ft.) of altitude (upward) - correct answer ✔True
Climate is the variation of weather over a period of years, and is based off
data for a given region. - correct answer ✔True
, Weather is based off data for a region for a given period of time. - correct
answer ✔True
What are vagaries? - correct answer ✔An unpredicted weather episode
Plants are effected by light. What are the 3 effects? - correct answer ✔-Light
quality
-Light duration
-Ligth intensity
The light that is absorbed by plants is in what spectrum? - correct answer
✔visible spectrum
What 2 colors are the most highly absorbed by plants? - correct answer ✔-
Red
-Blue
What color light is reflected by plants? - correct answer ✔Green
What color is primarily responsible for vegitative leaf growth? - correct answer
✔Blue
what color light when combined with blue, encourages flowering? - correct
answer ✔Red
photoperiod is also known as the ______________ of light duration during a
day. - correct answer ✔Quantity
