Chapter 3 Test Flashcards
The Coriolis effect results in mountains blocking the flow of moisture-laden air (T/F)
False
Deciduous trees, most of which have broad leaves, change color and drop their leaves and autumn (T/F)
True
The northern hemisphere experiences summer when it is tilted towards the sun and receives more direct sunlight (T/F)
True
With the greenhouse effect earth would be too hot to support life (T/F)
False
The Amazon river basin is an example of a tropical dry climate (T/F)
False
A steppe is a type of dry climate (T/F)
True
Humid, subtropical, marine west coast, Mediterranean, and human continental are types of mid latitude climates (T/F)
True
When it is summer in the southern hemisphere, what season is it in the northern hemisphere?
Winter
Because earth is tilted on its axis …
Different Places places on earth receive different amounts of sunlight
Because of _____, some solar radiation is absorbed by earths atmosphere, and some is reflected back into space
The greenhouse effect
The _____ occur(s) because earths rotation Causes prevailing wins to move diagonally
Coriolis effect
What are the prevailing winds Of the latitudes near the equator called?
Trade winds
What effect do large bodies of water tend to have on coastal areas?
They caused temperatures to be more uniform and moderate
High latitude climates support only limited plant and animal life because of …
The lack of direct sunlight
In marine, West Coast climates ocean winds cause …
Cool, Summers and cool, damp winters
What causes solar radiation to warm earth?
The greenhouse effect
What effect does cool temperature have on air?
It causes air to sink
What kind of trees change color and drop their leaves in autumn?
Deciduous trees
A(n) ____ is an area of lush vegetation in a desert created by an underground spring
Oasis
What is the relationship relationship between the tropic of cancer and the tropic of Capricorn?
The tropic of cancer is north of the tropic of Capricorn
What is the Equinox?
A day on which the sun is directly over the equator
The rain shadow effect causes…
Dry areas to develop on the leeward sides of mountain ranges
____ is the condition of the atmosphere in a place during unlimited period time such as hours or days
Weather
According to scientist in what climate do more than half of all plant and animals species exist
Tropical wet
