Homework #5

The current rise in global sea level can be attributed to ________.

melting of glaciers

In tropical wet climates, what time of day is precipitation most likely?

mid-afternoon

Of the following temperatures, which of the following is CLOSEST to the official low temperature (in degrees Celsius) ever recorded on Earth?

-90

The world's highest average annual precipitation is associated with a mountain in Hawaii where a total of CLOSEST TO ________ centimeters is received.

1,000

Which of the following would be an expected average annual precipitation total in a marine west coast climate?

100 centimeters

The world record highest one-day rainfall is ________ centimeters (2.54 centimeters = 1 inch).

183

The world record for greatest precipitation received in a single year is on the order of ________ centimeters.

2,600

How long can ice cores provide a proxy record of climate?

800,000 years

Which of the following average annual precipitation totals is CLOSEST to that expected in an Icecap climate?

< 25 cm

The presence of the cold Humboldt current and the Andes Mountains help to create the coastal ________ Desert.

Atacama

Which of the following statements about global climate change is correct?

Carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxides levels in the atmosphere are higher now than in the past 800,000 years.

Which is not a components of Milankovitch cycles?

Changes in the distance between the Earth and moon

"Continentality" is a term most closely associated with which climatic type?

D

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of desert climates?

Precipitation exceeds evapotranspiration.

Which is not a projection of future climate?

Sea level will continue to fall

The site of the world's record lowest average annual precipitation is on the continent of ________.

South America

The long distance from the ocean and topographic barriers result in ________.

The Central Asian Desert

All the following are proxy records of past climates except

Thermometer readings

Which of the following is FALSE of the Highland (H) climates?

They do not occur at tropical latitudes.

How do sulfate aerosols affect climate?

They scatter incoming radiation, cooling Earth

Over the ENTIRE past 70 million years there has been ________.

a global cooling

The hottest places on Earth are ________.

associated with a lack of clouds

Climographs are useful in ________.

classifying climate

In the tropical wet climate, precipitation is mainly ________.

convective

Which of the following helps determine past climate on the basis of tree rings?

dendrochronology

According to a majority of climate scientists, which of the following factors is the primary ingredient in the global warming taking place today?

greenhouse gas concentrations

By some estimates, the annual average extent of Northern Hemisphere sea ice has ________ since the 1950s.

halved

Steppe climates can be thought of as occupying transitional positions between deserts and ________.

humid climates

Oxygen isotope analysis is used when studying ________ and climate change

ice cores

Which of the following provides information about past temperatures by trapping samples of the atmospheric composition to build a record of thousands of years of Earth's past climates?

ice cores

The world's highest average annual wind speeds, associated with strong katabatic wind, can be found ________.

in Antarctica

Which of the following is not associated with increasing altitude in Highland climates?

increasing tornado frequency

In wet tropical climates the "winter" season is the ________ period.

lower sun angle

The greatest day-to-day and seasonal contrasts of climate are found in the ________ climates.

middle latitude

In severe mid-latitude climates, winter precipitation mainly originates from ________.

midlatitude cyclones

The single most descriptive word that can be applied to Tropical Wet climates is ________.

monotonous

The one-year record rainfall took place in a ________ climate type.

monsoon

Subtropical deserts are so dry because of ________ associated with the presence of the Subtropical Highs

subsidence

Climographs depict seasonal patterns of __________.

temperature and precipitation

The Köppen system of climate classification is based on ________.

temperature and precipitation

Tropical monsoon climates are found where ________.

the ITCZ comes overhead in the summer

Mediterranean climates experience dry summers because of ________.

the position of subtropical high pressure

Fact: Africa's pattern of climates is not quite symmetrical north and south of the Equator. One reason this occurs because ________.

the south Asian monsoon reaches East Africa

Where in the world does average daily temperature exceed the annual temperature range?

the tropical latitudes

The B climates are dry most usually because of lack of ________.

uplift in the air

Which of the following appear best to explain the long-term cycles of glacial and interglacial events?

variations in Earth's tilt and orbit

All the following changes have been observed because of climate change except _______

volcanic eruptions have increased

For the ENTIRE last 10,000 years Earth temperatures can be ________.

warm and fairly steady

For the ENTIRE last 10,000 years Earth temperatures can be described as ________.

warm and fairly steady