Exam 2: Climate

Why is it that, in general, more rain falls in the Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern Hemisphere?

The narrow region near the Equator where trade winds meet is referred to as the ________.

In the vicinity of the Equator, air typically

Explain how or why the Earth's surface emits more energy than it receives from the sun.

Water vapour and ________ are the two major atmospheric gases that absorb energy from the sun.

Air loses most of its water content as it moves up and over a mountain range and causes a ________ to form on the leeward side of the same range.

Photosynthetically active radiation (PAR)

The amount of force exerted over a given area of surface is called atmospheric ________.

Radiation at higher latitudes is spread out over a larger area because of the angle of incidence and the ________.

Explain why air temperature decreases as one moves further from Earth's surface into higher altitudes.

Why do the amount of rainfall and the composition of vegetation differ greatly on the opposite sides of a mountain range?

The physical environment influences organisms on a generational timescale.

Some variation in the solar radiation striking the Earth's surface is linked to ________ activity.

Densely populated urban areas tend to have

As altitude above sea level increases, both air pressure and density ________.

The amount of energy lost or gained per gram during a change of state is known as ________.

________ and water vapour are the major gases in the atmosphere that absorb energy from the sun.

The atmospheric region that is furthest from the Earth's surface is called the

Without the greenhouse effect, the Earth would

Atmospheric temperature increases with an increase in altitude.