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Chapter 7 Quiz Flashcards

1
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What is the atmosphere?

A

Layer of gases that surround a planet or moon that protect from extreme temperatures

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2
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What is the most important factor that affects climate on earth?

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Energy from the sun

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3
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What are 3 types of movement changes?

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Eccentricity- change in orbit
Tilt - angle changes
Wobble - wobbles as it rotates on axis (precession)

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4
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How do the sun’s rays strike earth?

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Perpendicular to the earth’s surface

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5
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What is the atmosphere mainly composed of?

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Nitrogen and oxygen

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What is the greenhouse effect?

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Natural warming caused by when gases in atmosphere absorb thermal energy
Keeps earth temp. in check

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7
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What is wind?

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Movement of air from high to low pressure

Result in uneven heating of earth surface

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What are prevailing winds?

What are jet streams?

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Prevailing - blow in constant direction

Jet stream - high altitude winds, travel fast at high speeds

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9
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What is the hydrosphere?

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The collective mass of water found anywhere on earth in liquid gas or solid form

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What can the ocean do better than the atmosphere?

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Oceans can hold more heat, known as heat reservoirs

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What is specific heat capacity?

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The amount of heat required to raise the temp of one gram of a substance by 1 degree Celsius

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12
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What is the albedo effect?
Which colours have a greater albedo?
How efficient is water at reflecting sun?

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Albedo - fraction of energy reflected by a surface
Lighter colours reflect heat, don’t absorb
Water is 7% efficient, ice and snow 80-90

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13
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What are tectonic plates?

How many does earth have?

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Piece of earth’s outer shell (lithosphere) moves around underlying rock (asthenosphere)
12 plates
Thai results in continent shapes changing

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14
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What do volcanic eruptions spew?

What affect do aerosols have on climate?

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Ash and aerosols

Aerosols reflect solar radiation and thus have a cooling affect on global climate

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15
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Definition of anthropogenic?

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Caused by humans, ex. the Industrial revolution that begun in the 1700s and required fossil fuel powered technologies

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16
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What are climate zones?

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Regions that share similar weather conditions

17
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Aristotle identified 3 major climate zones based on distance from the equator. What were they?

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Tropical zone - between tropic of cancer and tropic of capricorn
Polar zone - between north and south pole
North and south temperate zone - between tropical zones and polar zones (either very warm or very cold)

18
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What are climatographs?

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Graphs that display information about monthly precip. and temp. based on 30 years of observations

19
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The Koppen Climate Classification system identifies how many diff. zones based on what three factors?

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5 zones! Depends on monthly temp. and precip. and annual precip.
TM Tropical moist
D Dry
MMM Moist, mid-latitude with mild winters
MMC Moist, mid-latitude with cold winters ONTARIO!
P Polar

20
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What are biomes?

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Regions classified by climate and plant/animal species

21
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What are the 8 major biomes (excluding one) ?

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P permanent ice (graph stuck to dotted line)
B boreal forest (the perfect graph)
T tundra (low temp., low precip.)
TD temperate deciduous forest (high temps. high precip.)
TR temperate rainforest (high temps. dip in precip. in summer)
G grassland (line at peak of temp.)
D desert (high temp. almost no precip.)

22
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Which biome is not found in Canada?

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Tropical rainforest

23
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What are bioclimate profiles?

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Graphs of climactic conditions (probability of frost, median temperature, water surplus)
Compare to an interview

24
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What are ecozones?

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Regions separated by geological features (ocean, mountain, desert)

25
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What are ecoregions?

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Subdivisions of ecotones characterized by smaller landforms (lake)

26
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Which climate zone is Ontario found in? (Note there is 5!)

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North temperate zone

27
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Which Koppen climate category is Southern Ontario found in?

A

Moist, mid-latitude with cold winters

28
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What is global warming?

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Increase in average global temperature

29
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What do changes in polar and glacial ice cause?

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Rising sea levels

30
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pH levels or acidity in the oceans are dropping. what is causing this?

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Non-metal oxides (CO2 and SO2 dissolve in water)

31
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How does changing climate affect health?

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Smog causes respiratory issues

In higher temps. disease and infections spread quickly

32
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What causes more precip. in hotter climates?

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Water evaporates, and condenses as rainfall

33
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How do humans district forests?

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Logging for urban sprawl and clearing for agriculture

Reduces CO2 removed through photosynthesis

34
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Why are wetlands crucial for life?

A

Supply water and habitats

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