Weather and Ecosystem Interdependence Review

How would the woodpecker population in a forest area most likely be affected if a housing development is built in that area?

• They would produce more offspring.
• They would change the color of their feathers.
• They would experience a decrease in available food.
• They would experience a decrease in competition.

The weather forecast indicates that a warm front will be moving into the area in the next 24 hours. Which type of weather will most likely result?

• clear skies and cold temperatures
• clear skies and hot temperatures
• cloudy skies and rainy weather
• heavy snow and ice

Which is the best explanation for how air masses move across the United States?

• The prevailing westerlies move air masses from west to east across the United States but may be deflected by the jet stream
• The trade winds move air masses from west to east across the United States.
• The jet stream moves air masses from the Pacific Ocean across the United States.
• The warm air of the Gulf Stream causes air masses to move from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

A simple food chain includes hawks, lizards, and insects. Which will most likely happen to the lizard and hawk populations if a pesticide is sprayed to kill the insects, and the lizard and hawk populations cannot find other food in this ecosystem?

• Both the lizard population and the hawk population will increase.
• Both the lizard population and the hawk population will decrease.
• The lizard population will increase, but the hawk population will decrease.
• The lizard population will decrease, but the hawk population will increase

What will most likely result when the jet stream moves south of North Carolina?

• North Carolina will experience tropical weather conditions.
• North Carolina will experience hot, dry weather
• North Carolina will experience mild weather.
• North Carolina will experience cold weather.

• July is summer in the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the Southern Hemisphere
• July is rainy in the Northern Hemisphere and dry in the Southern Hemisphere
• July is the coldest month of the year in Sydney, Australia.
• July is the warmest month of the year in Los Angeles, CA.

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Which is true of the seasonal weather patterns of places that are at the same latitude?

• They have the same wind patterns.
• hey have the same amount of rain.
• They have the same intensity of sunlight
• They have the same kinds of severe weather.

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• The temperature would be the same.
• The temperature would be lower due to cloud cover.
• The temperature would be higher due to the greenhouse effect.