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Which of the following climate zones would be described as not extreme, with four seasons?
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polar
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tundra
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temperate
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tropical
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rain forests
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Which of the following is a local area's short-term temperature, precipitation, and humidity?
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climate
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weather
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biomes
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ecosystems
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currents
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Where does the largest input of solar energy occur?
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north pole
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south pole
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30 degrees north
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30 degrees south
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equator
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Prevailing winds are the result of what?
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temperature
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direction the sun strikes the earth
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rotation of the earth on its axis
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ocean currents
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sun storms
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Which of the following statements about oceans is not true?
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ocean currents redistribute heat from the sun
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most of the heat absorbed by the ocean air is absorbed in tropical waters
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irregularly shaped continents cause currents to flow in circular patterns
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differences in density of warm and cold seawater set up warm and cold currents
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oceans currents flow counter-clockwise in the northern hemisphere
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Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?
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carbon monoxide
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water vapor
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carbon dioxide
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methane
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nitrous oxide
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The term greenhouse effect describes
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occupational diseases of florists
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the trapping of heat energy by molecules in the atmosphere
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the effect climate change had on the economy
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the efforts of the White House to support environmental legislation
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mutations in DNA from UV radiation
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Scientists expect human-enhanced global warming to do all of the following except
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alter precipitation patterns
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shift areas where we can grow crops
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raise average sea levels
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lower sea levels
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shift areas where plants and animals can be found
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The rain shadow effect refers to
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more light on the windward side of mountain ranges
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more moisture on the leeward side of mountain ranges
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moister conditions on the windward side of mountain ranges
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drier conditions on the windward side of mountain ranges
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less light available on the leeward side of mountain ranges
Frage 10
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Large terrestrial regions with similar characteristics are
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ecosystems
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communities
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populations
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habitats
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biomes
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The most important factor in determining which biome is found in a particular area is
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soil type
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topography
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magnetic fields
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climate
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tidal activity
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Biomes are characterized by certain types of
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light and temperature
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climate and light
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light and climate
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climate and dominant plant life
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dominant plant life and temperature
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Which of the following is the primary limiting factor that controls the vegetative character of a biome?
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light
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precipitation
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nutrients
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soil type
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predation
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Which of the following is not an adaptation of desert plants for their environment?
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toxins in their stems to discourage being eaten
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spines to discourage animals from taking their water
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opening their pores only at night to prevent evaporation
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store water in expandable tissues
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reduced or no leaves
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Which type of desert would have high daytime temperatures in summer, low temperatures in winter, and moderate precipitation?
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tropical deserts
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cold deserts
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Gobi desert
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temperate deserts
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Sahara desert
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"Widely scattered clumps of trees, warm temperatures year-round, alternating dry and wet seasons, with herds of herbivores" are the characteristics of which of the following?
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tall-grass prairie
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tundra
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short-grass prairie
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temperate grasslan
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savanna
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Which of the following is not true of prairies?
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wind blows almost continuously
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evaporation is rapid
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fires in summer and fall are common
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prairies are typical of coastal regions of continents
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tree growth is hindered by fires and wind
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Treeless, bitterly cold most of the year, winters are long and dark, low-growing plants, and permafrost are the characteristics of which of the following?
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tall-grass pairie
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tundra
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short-grass prairie
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temperate grassland
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savanna
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On a visit to a Natural History museum you are shown a burrow-dwelling small animal with thick fur. You predict the animal came from the
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temperate grasslands
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desert
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artic tundra
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tropical forest
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taiga
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Thick, spongy mats of low-growing plants, primarily grasses, mosses, and lichens, are typical of the
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artic tundra
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coniferous forest
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tall-grass prairies
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tropical forests
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taiga
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Which of the following is the big disadvantage of living in a chaparral region?
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too much rain
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fire hazard
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too little rain
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too many venomous snakes
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bothersome rodent populations
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Tropical rain forests are not good for clearing to grow crops or animals, primarily because they are low in which of the following?
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rainfall
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temperature
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light
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soil nutrients
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wind
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Trees of the tropical rainforest are characterized by leaves that are
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needlelike
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broadleaf and fall seasonally
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needlelike and fall seasonally
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needlelike and evergreen
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broadleaf and evergreen
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Which of the following would not be true of a tropical rain forest?
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low net primary productivity
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little ground level vegetation
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low levels of ground level sunlight
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high biodiversity
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high humidity
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Which of the following about temperate deciduous forests is false?
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average temperature change significantly with the seasons
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they are predominantly a few broadleaf deciduous tree species
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areas cleared of trees can return to forest in 100-200 years
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they have nutrient-poor soil
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precipitation often spreads relatively evenly throughout the year
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Which of the following biomes has been most disturbed by human activities?
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tundra
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tropical rain forest
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coniferous forest
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temperate deciduous forest
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taiga
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Which of the following would be described as having ample rainfall or moisture from fog, with large conifers such as Sitka spruce and Douglas fir?
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temperate rain forest
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temperate deciduous forest
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tropical rainforest
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chaparral
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taiga
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If you are walking through a forest dense with oak and hickory trees and thick with leaf litter underfoot, you would assume you are in a
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tropical savanna
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temperate deciduous forest
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tropical rain forest
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temperate rain forest
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coniferous forest
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Which of the following best describes the earth's average surface temperature for the past 900,000 years?
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a steady warming trend
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fairly steady temperatures until recently
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prolonged periods of cooling and warming
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fairly steady with occasional cool spells
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fairly steady with a recent cooling trend
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The earth’s lower atmosphere is composed of all of the following greenhouse gases, except
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ozone
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carbon dioxide
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water vapor
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methane
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nitrous oxide
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Climate models predict that global warming will be most severe in which regions?
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Australia
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North America
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Polar regions
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Africa
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Euro-Asia
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The predicted rise in sea levels during the 21st Century will likely cause all of the following results, except
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saltwater contamination of coastal freshwater aquifers
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flooding of some of the world's largest coastal cities, including New York
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flooding of low-lying barrier islands and gently sloping coastlines
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replenishment of many coastal fisheries
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destruction of many coastal estuaries, wetlands, and coral reefs
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Following is a list of possible climate change tipping points, except for one. Choose the one that is not a tipping point.
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atmospheric level of 450 ppm
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collapse and melting of the Greenland ice sheet
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expansion of Amazon rainforest
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massive release of methane from Arctic permafrost
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sharp drop in the ability of the oceans to absorb carbon dioxide
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The atmospheric zone where most weather events occur is the
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stratosphere
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toposphere
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mesosphere
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stratopause
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The ozone hole that causes concern among scientists and the public is an ozone depletion in the
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toposphere
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thermosphere
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straosphere
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mesosphere
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Albedo is a term describing the Earth’s
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reflection of solar radiation
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refraction of energy
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production of radiant heat
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outgoing infrared energy
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The phenomenom causing the greehouse effect is that ________ in the lower atmosphere selectively absorbs reradiated _____________ radiation.
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ozone; visible light
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carbon dioxide; methane and other gases; infrared (heat)
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carbon dioxide; ultraviolet
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methane; insolation
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Convection currents in the atmosphere are driven by
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the jet stream dipping down into the troposphere
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the different temperatures and densities of warm and cold air masses
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bursts of energy emitted by the ionsphere
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the surface winds, which in turn are influenced by the Coriolis effect
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A band of deserts rings the Earth at about 30 degrees north and south latitude because these are regions of
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ascending, colling air
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rising hot air
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the Earth's most intense solar energy
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descending, warming air
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As a cold front advances, the warm air is forced to
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rise, become warmer and absorb more moisture
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go under the mass of cold air
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fall, condense and lose its moisture
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rise, cool and release its moisture
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Milankovitch cycles involve the periodic _____________ and could be responsible for ________climate changes.
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convection currents in the lower atmosphere; drastic
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summer/winter seasonality on the Earth; gradual
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wobbling of the earth's axis and orbital shirts; cyclic
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seasons; daily
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When El Nino occurs every three to five years, a mass of warm Pacific water that is usually pushed westward by the trade winds
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surges back eastward toward South America
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Becomes much warmer than usual, strengthening trade winds
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cools dramatically
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surges northwards toward Japan
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Why don’t storms over land have as much energy as storms over oceans?
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convection currents are intensified by the latent energy of warm dry air
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convection currents are intensified by the latent energy of condensation
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high pressure cells are more common over oceans
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there aren't as many low-pressure systems over land
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Monsoons occur over India when air heated over the Indian subcontinent and the Indian Ocean
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is forced to rise because of convection
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is forced to rise when it meets the Himalayas
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begins to sink as summer approaches
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is forced out over the Indian Ocean
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Location of specific biomes can be predicted based on
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the Coriolis effect
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precipitation and temperature
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seasonal variations in sunspots
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large landforms in the area
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The growth in the Taiga is limited by
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the increased soil salt content from ocean tides
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intense heat and dryness
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the lack of large predators
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extreme cold and short summers
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The biome that has a short growing season and is summer feeding and breeding grounds for caribou and musk-oxen is the
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temperate grasslands
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boreal forests
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arctic tundra
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arctic deserts
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Having needle-shaper leaves benefits plants because needles
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reduce water loss and endure cold winters
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are more efficient at photosynthesis because they are dark green
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evaporate water more efficiently
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are less resistant to strong winds
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Decidous forests
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are adapted to extremely cold cimates
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have tress that bear seeds in cones
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have trees that shed their leaves seasonally
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are not found in the African continent
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Humid tropical forests have extraordinary biological diversity
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because of the very fertile tropical soils
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because water is not a limiting factor
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because rainfall dissolves soils nutrients and makes the available to plants
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because the temperature is consistent at the equator allowing for specialization
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