Climate Controls Practice Quiz Name _____________________________ Block __

1. Atmospheric pressure is:a. Amount of cloud cover in the

atmosphereb. Amount of water vapor in the

atmospherec. The force on a surface by the weight

of the air above and around itd. None of the above

2. Climate is:a. Pattern of weather over a long period

of timeb. The weather report for the dayc. The changing of weather throughout

the dayd. None of the above

3. Climate determinesa. The plants that are able to growb. The animals that live in the areac. All of the aboved. None of the above

4. Weather DOES NOT include which factor:a. Temperatureb. Wind speedc. Amount of sunlightd. All are factors of weather

5. What types of equipment would a meteorologist use to measure weather?

a. Weather stationsb. Weather balloonsc. Satellitesd. All of the above

6. Weather can change drastically day to day.a. Trueb. False

7. One way to describe weather is:a. Cloudyb. Rainyc. -2 degrees Celsiusd. All of the above

8. Factors that affect climate include:a. Distance from the equatorb. Height above sea levelc. The amount of water aroundd. All are factors

9. The closer you are to the equator it is ALWAYS warmer

a. Trueb. False

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10. As you move AWAY from the equator, the angle of sunlight gets a. Steeper (sun is closer to the horizon) b. More direct (sun is closer to straight up)

11. High angle sunlight, like that at location B feels ______ than low angle sunlight, like that at location A because ______.

a. Warmer, it is more spread out over a larger area b. Cooler, it is more spread out over a larger areac. Cooler, it is more concentrated in a small aread. Warmer, it is more concentrated in a small area

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1. The amount of incoming solar radiation that reaches the Earth's surface is called

a. insolation b. sky radiation c. Albedo d. net radiation

2. The amount of solar radiation reflected off a surface is called:a. insolation b. albedo c. diffusivity d. emissivity e. color quotient

3. Which area of the globe has the highest albedo? a. Oceanb. Desert (tan)c. forested d. Polar ice cape. Urban/city

4. Areas with a high albedo ________ a lot of light. a. Reflect (energy bounces away from the surface) b. Absorb (energy is taken up by the surface)

5. Greenhouse gases are most efficient at absorbing ________ wavelengths of energy.a. visible b. ultraviolet c. infrared d. microwave e. shorter

6. The wavelengths of light that bounce off the surface of earth are often in the _____________ portion of the spectrum. a. visible b. ultraviolet c. infrared d. microwave e. shorter

7. (Abundant means it’s common or there is a lot of it) The most abundant greenhouse gas isa. carbon dioxide b. methane c. water vapor d. CFCs

8. The planetary albedo of the Earth is about _____ percent. a. 10 b. 15 c. 30d. 45 e. 50

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9. Look at the picture of the polar ice cap in 1984 and 2016. If the polar ice cap is getting smaller, how will that affect the albedo of the earth?

a. The albedo of earth will be greater - MORE light/energy is reflected off earth now than in 1984

b. The albedo of earth will be smaller - LESS light/energy will be reflected off earth now than in 1984

c. The albedo will stay the same - the SAME amount of light will be reflected off earth.

10. Considering the answer to the previous question, how will this change in albedo affect the energy balance of earth?a. The earth will absorb more energy now, raising global temperatures.b. The earth will absorb more energy now, lowering global temperatures. c. The earth will reflect more energy now, raising global temperatures. d. The earth will reflect more energy now, lowering global temperatures.

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1. What direction do the winds travel across the US?a. East to westb. West to eastc. Upd. Right

2. What are the winds that blow across the US called?a. Equatorial lineb. Hadley cell c. Westerlies d. Trade winds

3. Why is the land along the equator typically really green with a lot of precipitation?

a. Air rises at the equatorb. Air drops at the equatorc. The winds always come from over landd. The winds move from east to west

4. The air is sinking at _____ latitude in the northern and southern hemisphere, creating vast deserts along this latitude.

a. 0 degrees b. 30 degreesc. 60 degreesd. 90 degrees

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5. Which air mass will be COLD and WET? a. Maritime Tropical b. Maritime Polarc. Continental Tropical d. Continental Arctic

6. Which air mass will bring precipitation to Colorado?

a. Continental Polarb. Continental Arctic c. Maritime Tropical d. None of the above. Snowboarders and

farmers will wallow in sadness for eternity.

7. Western Washington is covered with lush green vegetation because it receives a lot of precipitation. Just east of this, on the other side of the Cascade Mountains, the Columbian Basin is arid, receiving very little precipitation. Which direction does the wind typically move across the state?

a. East to westb. West to eastc. North to southd. South to north

8. This is called.. a. the Coriolis effectb. the greenhouse effectc. a continental effectd. a rain shadow

9. Ocean currents are a result of a. Salt content of waterb. Densityc. Global wind patternsd. All of the above

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10. The Gulf Stream carries _________ water from the east coast of the United States to the West coast of Europe.

a. Freshb. Cold c. Freezing d. Warm

11. What happens to a current when it comes in contact with a continent or landmass?

a. It continues over the continentb. It stopsc. It changes directiond. It is absorbed by the land

12. Due to the _______________ the water in the northern hemisphere moves clockwise and water in the southern hemisphere moves counter-clockwise.

a. the Coriolis effectb. the greenhouse effectc. a continental effectd. a rain shadow

13. Warm ocean currents generally come from a. The north poleb. The south polec. The equatord. Both A and B

14. Cold ocean currents generally come from a. The north poleb. The south polec. The equatord. Both A and B

15. The California Current (west coast) carries ______ water from Canada.

a. Coldb. Freezing c. Warmd. Fresh

16. What process brings deep cold ocean currents up to the surface?

a. Conductionb. Convectionc. Global wind patternsd. Radiation

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