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Q: What is weather?
A: Weather is the short-term state of the
atmosphere, including temperature, humidity,
precipitation, wind, and visibility
Q: What is climate?
A: Climate is the average weather conditions in an
area over a long period of time
Q: What is latitude?
A: the distance north or south from the equator;
expressed in degrees
Q: What latitude is the equator?
A: equator = 0 degrees
Q: What latitude are the north and south poles?
A: North Pole = 90 degrees north
South Pole = 90 degrees south
Q: Where on Earth is the sun’s radiation the
strongest and most intense?
A: Solar radiation is most intense at the equator
Q: Why do we have seasons?
A: The Earth experiences seasons because the Earth
is tilted on its axis.
Q: How much is the Earth tilted on its axis?
A: 23.5 degrees
Q: What season is it in the northern hemisphere is
the southern hemisphere is having winter?
A: summer
Q: Which is able to hold more moisture, warm or
cold air?
A: warm air is able to hold more moisture
Q: What is another name for the moisture in the air?
A: humidity
Q: Would prevailing winds that travel to a region
across a large body of water make the region’s
climate wetter or cooler?
A: wetter
Q: Would prevailing winds that travel to a region
across a large area of land make the region’s
climate warmer or drier?
A: drier
Q: Why does one side of a mountain usually have
more precipitation than the other side?
A: Mountains force air to rise. This causes the air
to cool and release the moisture as it rises. The
“front” side of the mountain will have more
precipitation. The “back” side of the mountain will
have a drier climate.
Q: Why do tropical deserts have soil that is poor in
organic matter?
A: They are poor in organic matter because they are
so dry and this does not allow for many plants or
animals to live there.
Q: Why are the soils in the tropical rain forest
nutrient poor?
A: They are nutrient poor because the nutrients are
quickly used by plants or washed away by the rain.
Q: Is fire good for some plants in the savanna?
Why?
A: Yes, fire is good for some plants in the savanna
because fire breaks open the skin of some seeds so
that the seeds can grow.
Q: What are soils like in the deciduous forest?
A: Soils in the deciduous forest are fertile (rick)
because of many decaying leaves.
Q: Do all biomes in the temperate zone have four
distinct seasons?
A: Yes
Q: Do all biomes in the tropical zone have four
distinct seasons?
A: No
Q: Why have many temperate grasslands been
farmed for crops?
A: Temperate grasslands are often farmed for crops
because they have very fertile soils.
Q: Which is the main vegetation (plants) in the
chaparral regions, conifers, evergreen shrubs, or
grasses?
A: evergreen shrubs
Q: What does low humidity and clear skies cause in
temperate deserts?
A: They cause big temperature changes from day to
night.
Q: True or False . . . A city is called a microclimate
because dark pavement absorbs solar radiation.
A: True
Q: True or False . . . Burning fossil fuels causes an
increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
A: True
Q: True or False . . . Clearing forests for farming
causes an increase in carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere.
A: True
Q: True or False . . . Using automobiles causes an
increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
A: True
Q: True or False . . . Planting trees causes an
increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
A: False
Q: Which biome is always warm and wet?
A: Tropical Rain Forest
Q: How are conifers (pine trees) adapted to living in
the taiga?
A: Their flexible branches and needles allow snow
to fall off.
Q: What does the tilt of the Earth cause?
A: Seasons
Q: Which biome has the most kinds of plants and
animals?
A: Tropical Rain Forest
Q: What biome do you live in?
A: Deciduous Forest
Q: What do you call an area’s distance north or
south of the equator?
A: latitude
Q: Where do bison (buffalo) live?
A: temperate grasslands of North America
Q: What kinds of trees loose their leaves each fall?
A: deciduous trees
Q: What are some examples of deciduous trees?
A: Maple, oak, elm, popular, apple, etc.
Q: What biome gets less than 25 cm (10 inches) of
rain each year?
A: desert
Q: Which biome gets more than 200 cm (80 inches)
of rain each year?
A: Tropical Rain Forest
Q: Which biome has long periods of sunshine (24
hours each day) and long periods of darkness (24
hours each day) at different times of the year?
A: tundra
Q: What biome has permafrost?
A: tundra
Q: What biome has a dry season followed by short
periods of rain?
A: tropical savanna
Q: Why are the poles colder than the equator?
A: less direct solar radiation as well as less amounts
of sun light during parts of the year
Q: What climate zone is located between 23.5
degrees north and 23.5 degrees south?
A: the tropics
Q: What climate zone is located between 23.5
degrees north and roughly 56 degrees north?
A: temperate zone
Q: What climate zone is located between 56 degrees
north and 90 degrees north?
A: polar zone
Q: What is another name for the northern coniferous
forest?
A: Taiga
Q: What biome has the coldest temperatures?
A: polar zone
Q: What do you call a climate of a small area, like
the top of a mountain?
A: microclimate
Q: What is a horizontal movement of ocean water
that is caused by wind & occurs at or near the
ocean’s surface?
A: Surface current
Q: What are the five factors that determine
climates?
A: Latitude, prevailing winds, mountains, large
bodies of water, and ocean currents.