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More than half of which climate type averages between 40 and 59 inches of precipitation a year?
correct answers Cfa
The Cs (Mediterranean—Summer Dry) climate is largely associated with which of the following
biomes? correct answers Californian
Of the following climate regions, which includes areas that average over 60 inches of
precipitation a year? correct answers humid subtropical
What mean July temperature range is most prevalent in the arid climate regions of Africa and
Asia that are located in the Northern Hemisphere? correct answers 30° Celsius and above
Which natural region dominates the Af climate type? correct answers tropical rain forest
Which of the following climate types is most prevalent at elevations of 4000 meters and higher?
correct answers H
Which parameter best defines the primary difference between weather and climate? correct
answers Time
Which of the following is not among the elements of weather? correct answers time of sunrise
and sunset
In considering a move to a place that is unfamiliar to you, what information about weather and
climate would be most useful? correct answers long-term climate data
Which sequence correctly lists the four layers in Earth's atmosphere from closest to farthest from
the surface? correct answers troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
Which parameter is used to define the four layers of Earth's atmosphere? correct answers
temperature
Most of Earth's weather activity takes place in which layer of the atmosphere? correct answers
troposphere
It is known that temperature increases as you ascend in the stratosphere. What compound is
responsible for the increase in temperature? correct answers ozone
Climbing to the top of Mt. Whitney in California, what would you expect to happen to the
temperature on the mountain as you ascend? correct answers You would experience a decrease in
temperature as you climb.
, You begin climbing Mt Whitney (4420 m) from your campsite, where the elevation is 2240 m
and the temperature is 23°C. Using the environmental lapse rate, what would you expect the
temperature to be when you arrive at the top? correct answers 10°C
Which of the following characteristics of Earth's relationship to the Sun explains the existence of
Earth's seasons? correct answers Earth spins on its axis, completing one rotation each day.
Earth's axis is tilted relative to its orbital plane.
Earth orbits around the Sun, completing one orbit each year.
Earth's axis always points in the same direction relative to the stars.
What is the June solstice? correct answers the time of the year when Earth's geographic North
Pole is leaning most directly toward the Sun
How does the inclination of Earth's axis change over the course of a year? correct answers the
time of the year when Earth's geographic North Pole is leaning most directly away from the Sun
When are the Sun's rays perpendicular to Earth's surface at the equator? correct answers
September Equinox
March Equinox
Where does the length of day remain the same throughout the year? correct answers at the
equator
When do all locations on Earth experience equal lengths of day and night? correct answers
March Equinox
September Equinox
How does the inclination of Earth's axis change over the course of a year? correct answers The
inclination of Earth's axis does not change
On a cloudless day, what happens to most of the visible light headed toward Earth? correct
answers It reaches Earth's surface, where some is reflected and some is absorbed.
On a day with half cloud cover, what happens to the visible light headed toward Earth? correct
answers The clouds reflect some of it back to space, and some still reaches the surface.
What happens to the energy that the ground absorbs in the form of visible sunlight? correct
answers It is returned upward in the form of infrared light.
The greenhouse effect raises Earth's surface temperature (from what it would be otherwise)
because the infrared light radiated by Earth's surface __________. correct answers is temporarily
absorbed by greenhouse gases and then reemitted in random directions
More than half of which climate type averages between 40 and 59 inches of precipitation a year?
correct answers Cfa
The Cs (Mediterranean—Summer Dry) climate is largely associated with which of the following
biomes? correct answers Californian
Of the following climate regions, which includes areas that average over 60 inches of
precipitation a year? correct answers humid subtropical
What mean July temperature range is most prevalent in the arid climate regions of Africa and
Asia that are located in the Northern Hemisphere? correct answers 30° Celsius and above
Which natural region dominates the Af climate type? correct answers tropical rain forest
Which of the following climate types is most prevalent at elevations of 4000 meters and higher?
correct answers H
Which parameter best defines the primary difference between weather and climate? correct
answers Time
Which of the following is not among the elements of weather? correct answers time of sunrise
and sunset
In considering a move to a place that is unfamiliar to you, what information about weather and
climate would be most useful? correct answers long-term climate data
Which sequence correctly lists the four layers in Earth's atmosphere from closest to farthest from
the surface? correct answers troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
Which parameter is used to define the four layers of Earth's atmosphere? correct answers
temperature
Most of Earth's weather activity takes place in which layer of the atmosphere? correct answers
troposphere
It is known that temperature increases as you ascend in the stratosphere. What compound is
responsible for the increase in temperature? correct answers ozone
Climbing to the top of Mt. Whitney in California, what would you expect to happen to the
temperature on the mountain as you ascend? correct answers You would experience a decrease in
temperature as you climb.
, You begin climbing Mt Whitney (4420 m) from your campsite, where the elevation is 2240 m
and the temperature is 23°C. Using the environmental lapse rate, what would you expect the
temperature to be when you arrive at the top? correct answers 10°C
Which of the following characteristics of Earth's relationship to the Sun explains the existence of
Earth's seasons? correct answers Earth spins on its axis, completing one rotation each day.
Earth's axis is tilted relative to its orbital plane.
Earth orbits around the Sun, completing one orbit each year.
Earth's axis always points in the same direction relative to the stars.
What is the June solstice? correct answers the time of the year when Earth's geographic North
Pole is leaning most directly toward the Sun
How does the inclination of Earth's axis change over the course of a year? correct answers the
time of the year when Earth's geographic North Pole is leaning most directly away from the Sun
When are the Sun's rays perpendicular to Earth's surface at the equator? correct answers
September Equinox
March Equinox
Where does the length of day remain the same throughout the year? correct answers at the
equator
When do all locations on Earth experience equal lengths of day and night? correct answers
March Equinox
September Equinox
How does the inclination of Earth's axis change over the course of a year? correct answers The
inclination of Earth's axis does not change
On a cloudless day, what happens to most of the visible light headed toward Earth? correct
answers It reaches Earth's surface, where some is reflected and some is absorbed.
On a day with half cloud cover, what happens to the visible light headed toward Earth? correct
answers The clouds reflect some of it back to space, and some still reaches the surface.
What happens to the energy that the ground absorbs in the form of visible sunlight? correct
answers It is returned upward in the form of infrared light.
The greenhouse effect raises Earth's surface temperature (from what it would be otherwise)
because the infrared light radiated by Earth's surface __________. correct answers is temporarily
absorbed by greenhouse gases and then reemitted in random directions
