Question 1

Low latitude dry regions tend to___________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  have stratocumulus clouds 
B)  have high cirrus clouds 
C)  be cloud free 
D)  have high winds due to downward plunging air masses 
A)  have stratocumulus clouds 
B)  have high cirrus clouds 
C)  be cloud free 
D)  have high winds due to downward plunging air masses

Question 2

Examine the words and/or phrases below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

Accepted Answer

A)  desert 
B)  rain shadow 
C)  steppe 
D)  subarctic 
A)  desert 
B)  rain shadow 
C)  steppe 
D)  subarctic

Question 3

If you could modify or replace the Köppen classification system what information would you incorporate that is not currently part of the system?

Accepted Answer

I would modify the system to include inf

Question 4

General circulation models are based on the fundamental laws of physics and chemistry, and they are designed to ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  determine whether places are going to experience bad hurricane seasons or droughts during the next year 
B)  measure urban heat islands and identify where changes need to be made in a community 
C)  predict the weather over periods of weeks and months 
D)  simulate the history of weather on earth for the last ice age 
E)  model climate behavior over decades 
A)  determine whether places are going to experience bad hurricane seasons or droughts during the next year 
B)  measure urban heat islands and identify where changes need to be made in a community 
C)  predict the weather over periods of weeks and months 
D)  simulate the history of weather on earth for the last ice age 
E)  model climate behavior over decades

Question 5

The western U.S. climate is different from the western European climate because___________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  the western U.S. has mountains near the coast and Europe does not 
B)  the winds that dominate the weather in the U.S. come from the west but in Europe they come from the southeast 
C)  the water along the coast of Europe is warmer than the water along the western coast of the U.S. 
D)  the U.S. is significantly closer to the equator than Europe 
E)  the water along the western coast of the U.S. is warmer than the water along the coast of Europe 
A)  the western U.S. has mountains near the coast and Europe does not 
B)  the winds that dominate the weather in the U.S. come from the west but in Europe they come from the southeast 
C)  the water along the coast of Europe is warmer than the water along the western coast of the U.S. 
D)  the U.S. is significantly closer to the equator than Europe 
E)  the water along the western coast of the U.S. is warmer than the water along the coast of Europe

Low latitude dry regions tend to___________ .

Examine the words and/or phrases below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

If you could modify or replace the Köppen classification system what information would you incorporate that is not currently part of the system?

General circulation models are based on the fundamental laws of physics and chemistry, and they are designed to ___________.

The western U.S. climate is different from the western European climate because___________ .

Introduction to Earth Science

Matter and Minerals

Rocks: Materials of the Solid Earth

Plate Tectonics: a Scientific Revolution Unfolds

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Volcanoes and Other Igneous Activity

Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Weathering, Soil, and Mass Movement

Running Water and Groundwater

Glaciers, Deserts, and Wind

Geologic Time

Earths Evolution Through Geologic Time

The Ocean Floor

Ocean Water and Ocean Life

The Dynamic Ocean

The Atmosphere: Composition, Structure, and Temperature

Moisture, Clouds, and Precipitation

Air Pressure and Wind

Weather Patterns and Severe Storms

Origins of Modern Astronomy

Touring Our Solar System

Light, Telescopes, and the Sun

Beyond Our Solar System

Filters

Exam 20: World Climates and Global Climate Change

Low latitude dry regions tend to___________ .

Examine the words and/or phrases below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

If you could modify or replace the Köppen classification system what information would you incorporate that is not currently part of the system?

General circulation models are based on the fundamental laws of physics and chemistry, and they are designed to ___________.

The western U.S. climate is different from the western European climate because___________ .

Introduction to Earth Science

Matter and Minerals

Rocks: Materials of the Solid Earth

Plate Tectonics: a Scientific Revolution Unfolds

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Volcanoes and Other Igneous Activity

Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Weathering, Soil, and Mass Movement

Running Water and Groundwater

Glaciers, Deserts, and Wind

Geologic Time

Earths Evolution Through Geologic Time

The Ocean Floor

Ocean Water and Ocean Life

The Dynamic Ocean

The Atmosphere: Composition, Structure, and Temperature

Moisture, Clouds, and Precipitation

Air Pressure and Wind

Weather Patterns and Severe Storms

Origins of Modern Astronomy

Touring Our Solar System

Light, Telescopes, and the Sun

Beyond Our Solar System

Filters