APES Test 2
Which order of processes results in the occurence of hot and dry desert at 30 degrees S and 30 degrees N latitudes
A.) Adiabatic cooling, condensation, latent heat release, adiabatic heating
Which of the following represents a positive feedback loop in the Arctic that is associated with anthropogenic climate change?
A.) Arctic Ocean ice melts -> ocean surface water temperature increases -> more ice melts
Which of the following does not play a role in the causing a rain shadow?
A.) Cold polar air
Permafrost is an important factor in which of the following biomes?
A.) I only I. Tundra
*Diagram on Q30*
A.) Troposphere
In which layer of Earth's atmosphere does most weather occur?
A.) Troposphere
Brown Pelicans are fish eating birds. As a result of an El Nino event, the population of brown pelicans in southern California declines. Which of the following best explains the relationship between El Nino event and the population decline?
A.) Warmer ocean temperatures can cause fish to move to colder water farther from pelican nest sites.
Latent heat release
A.) increase air temperature
The maximum amount of water vapor air can hold at a given temperature is called the
A.) saturation point
Global climate change occurs because increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in
A.) the troposphere absorb outgoing radiation
Which of the following contributes to the unequal warming of Earth?
B.) I & II only I. Variation in the angle of sunlight that reaches Earth II. Variation in the amount of surface area over which sun's rays are distributed
Which statement best explains why polar regions are colder than tropical regions?
B.) Polar regions receive less solar energy
Which of the following has the highest albedo?
B.) Snow
Which statement about patterns of air convection is NOT correct?
B.) The greatest amount of precipitation occurs at the intertropical convergence zone
The spread of infectious diseases is expected to increase with climate change, mainly because
B.) Warmer temperatures allow disease carrying insects to survive in areas that were once too cold
Temperature change adiabatic heating occurs due to
B.) a pressure increase
An increase in evaporation near the equator would most likely cause
B.) decreased precipitation at the ITCZ
The Coriolis effect is responsible for
B.) the location of atmospheric currents caused by the unequal heating on Earth
In addition to temperature, a terrestrial biome is defined by
C.) I & III I. annual precipitation III. distinctive plant species
Summer in the Northern Hemisphere is warmer primarily because of
C.) II only The tilt of earth's axis
Which atmospheric layer contains the protective ozone layer?
C.) Stratosphere
Plant growth in which of the following biomes is primarily constrained by precipitation?
C.) Temperature Grassland
Most deserts on Earth are located near the 30 degrees N and 30 degrees S latitude because humidity is lower at 30 degrees. The best explanation for the lower humidity is that
C.) warm air rises at the equator, cools, and sinks at 30 degrees latitude
Which is the correct order of the convection cells, starting from the equator?
D.) Hadley, Ferrell, Polar
* Diagram on Q23 * The terrestrial biomes shown in the diagram above vary in net primary productivity. The explanation for this variation includes which of the following?
D.) I & II only I.Temperature II. Precipitation
Which of the following is true about the region of Earth's atmosphere known as the stratosphere?
D.) The highest concentration of naturally occurring ozone forms in this layer.
The precipitation line below the temperature line in a climate diagram shows
D.) when plant growth will be limited by precipitation
* Diagram on Q24 * Which latitude shown on the diagram above experiences 24 hours of daylight on December 21?
E.) E
*Diagram on Q29 * Region with the lowest atmospheric pressure
E.) Exosphere
Which list is in the correct order of atmospheric layers strating from Earth's surface?
E.) Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
