Climate Review

In the lapse rate, temperature decreases about ____*F for each 1,000 feet of altitude.

• 2.5

• 4

• 5

• 3.5

The earth's surface is heated unevenly, causing rising areas of low pressure and falling areas of cool high pressure. As a result....

• rising low pressure is replaced by the high pressure creating wind

• rising high pressure is replaced by the low pressure falling creating storms

• rising high pressure is replaced by the low pressure falling to create wind

• None are correct

Due to the Coriolis Effect, ocean currents flow ______ in the northern hemisphere.

• clockwise

• counter-clockwise

• randomly

• slower

In the rain shadow effect, what side of the mountain receives high precipitation totals?

• rainward

• windward

• leeward

• siteward

Which of the following best describes a tropical rainforest climate biome?

• cool temps with low precipitation totals

• hot temps with high precipitation totals

• temperate temps with moderate precipitation totals

• hot temps with low precipitation totals

Which of the following best describes a humid continental climate biome?

• fairly cold to fairly hot without the extremes

• hot and dry

• cold and wet

• temperate climate with no precipitation

What is decomposing organic material in the soil called?

• hummus

• deciduous

• humus

• coniferous

Which of the following best describes the Mediterranean Climate Biome?

• fairly cold to fairly hot without many extremes

• Long, hot drought filled summers with mild, rainy winters

• Not much seasonal change

• Constantly cold with minimal precipitation

What is the primary cause of global wind patterns?

• Uneven heating of the Earth's surface by the sun.

• The gravitational pull of the moon

• The movement of tectonic plates

What is the main factor that causes the Coriolis effect?

• ocean currents

• atmospheric pressure

• rotation of the Earth