Climate
Practice Test
1.
What zone lies between 23.5[degrees sign] and 66.5 [degrees sign] north and south of the equator?
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a.
tropic of Cancer
b.
polar zones
c.
tropics
d.
temperate zones
2.
Deserts commonly are found on the leeward sides of mountains because of __________.
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a.
sea breezes
b.
their proximity to large bodies of water
c.
the drop of temperature with altitude
d.
orogenic lifting
3.
What minimum length of time is used to make normals for an area?
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a.
30 months
b.
10 years
c.
30 years
d.
1 year
4.
Approximately how long is a sunspot cycle?
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a.
10,000 years
b.
14,000 years
c.
11 years
d.
100 years
5.
During the last Ice Age, which climates shown in this map grew the most?
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a.
ice cap
b.
mediterranean
c.
arid
d.
tropical, wet
6.
What characterizes tropical climates of Köppen's classification?
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a.
little precipitation
b.
wet and dry zones
c.
palm trees
d.
constant high temperatures
7.
What is the Köppen classification system based on?
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a.
mean monthly values of temperature and precipitation, and vegetation
b.
vegetation and precipitation
c.
mean monthly values of temperature
d.
mean yearly values of temperature and precipitation only
8.
Which of the following can increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
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a.
deforestation
b.
industrial burning of fossil fuels
c.
all of these answers are correct
d.
automobile exhaust
9.
What region are meteorological normals correctly describing?
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a.
Only the specific climate zone where the meteorologic data were collected.
b.
Only the specific place where the meteorologic data were collected.
c.
The entire state where the meteorologic data were collected.
d.
All the area within a 50 mile radius of where the meteorologic data were collected.
10.
Most scientists agree that __________.
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a.
Earth's temperature is decreasing due to natural effects
b.
global warming is occurring
c.
Earth's temperature is rising due to human effects
d.
the greenhouse gases are decreasing
11.
The increase in temperature caused by an increase of greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere is called __________.
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a.
El Nino
b.
the greenhouse effect
c.
the ozone hole
d.
global warming
12.
What is a heat island?
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a.
an island that is warmer than the surrounding ocean
b.
a subtropical island
c.
an area where climate is warmer due to concrete and asphalt
d.
an area where the climate is colder due to an increase in elevation
13.
What can block solar radiation and have a short-term effect on climate?
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a.
the shape of Earth's orbit
b.
the ashes in the atmosphere from a volcanic eruption
c.
the wobble of Earth's axis
d.
the intensity of sunspots
14.
What is an example of a phenomenon that occurs in a microclimate?
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a.
hail
b.
temperatures that are above normal
c.
lake-effect snow
d.
warm summers and cold winters
15.
The climates of coastal zones are affected by __________.
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a.
the tropics
b.
orogenic lifting
c.
the polar zones
d.
topographic effects
16.
According to the map, which climates are found near the poles?
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a.
tropical wet and tropical dry
b.
semiarid and arid
c.
tundra and ice caps
d.
highlands and uplands
17.
The natural heating of Earth's surface by the atmosphere is called __________.
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a.
the ozone hole
b.
El Nino
c.
global warming
d.
the greenhouse effect
