Chapter 3 Final Review Heustis

Different places on Earth receive different amounts of sunlight because

• Earth's tilt

• Earth's size

• Earth's diameter

• Earth's temperature

Rotation on Earth's axis is every

• 60 min

• 24 hours

• 7 days

• 365 days

When it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Northern Hemisphere

• summer

• autumn

• winter

• spring

The greenhouse effect...

• Allows for Earth to trap some solar radiation

• Allows the Earth to cool from its extreme temperatures

• Allows for an atmospheric balance on the Earth

• Allows for there to be a ideal environment for plants

When does the shortest day of the year occur?

• winter solstice

• spring equinox

• summer solstice

• fall equinox

This creates winds that move diagonally because of the rotation from the Earth

• Coriolis effect

• Greenhouse effect

• doldrums

• trade winds

Higher elevation can make temperatures

• warmer

• cooler

• more mild

• more moist

What effect is caused by a rain shadow?

• Drier, warmer areas develop on the leeward side of mountains.

• Wetter, cooler areas develop on the leeward side of mountains.

• Drier, cooler areas develop on the windward side of mountains.

• Wetter, warmer areas develop on the windward side of mountains.

Burning fossil fuels releases gases that cause

• acid rain

• the Coriolis effect

• ocean levels to rise

• oasis to form

Where do the most dramatic variations in the amount of sunlight occur?

• the poles

• tropic of cancer

• tropic of Capricorn

• equator