Pre learning assessment chapter 5 APES
Because jet streams occur at high altitudes, they have little influence on weather conditions
False
Chaparral occurs primarily in the interiors of continents in areas that are too moist for deserts to form and too dry for forests to grow
False
Cyanide is a greenhouse gas in the atmosphere
False
The locations of the worlds biomes are fixed and do not change with time
False
Tropical rainforests are found far from the equator
False
Weather and climate are two terms with the same meaning
False
Atmospheric pressure is created by gas molecules in the atmosphere moving at high speeds and bouncing off every time they encounter
True
Cities can create distinct microclimates
True
In all types of deserts, plants and animals have evolved adaptations that help them to stay cool and get enough water to survive
True
Logging and urban expansion have significantly degraded temperate forests
True
Much of the weather we experience results from interactions between the leading edges of moving masses of warm and cold air
True
The El Niño-Southern Oscillation is a change in wind patterns that affects temperatures of Pacific Ocean water
True
The process of convection involves warmer, less dense fluids rising, while cooler, denser fluids sink
True
The tundra biome exists in two places: the Arctic and high alpine areas
True
Water moves vertically in the oceans
True