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Unit 7 Test Name: ______________________ 1) THIS IS THE WARMEST CLIMATE ZONE ON EARTH, AND THE ONE THAT RECIEVES THE MOST PRECIPITATION. _____ a) dry b) tropical c)mild d) continental e) polar 2) WHICH CLIMATE ZONE COVERS 30% OF ALL LAND ON EARTH? _____ a) dry b) tropical c)mild d) continental e) polar 3) WHAT TYPE OF AIR MASS USUALLY DOMINATES DRY CLIMATE REGIONS? _____ a) cT b) mT c) cP d) mP e) A 4) WHAT THREE CRITERIA DOES THE KOPPEN CLASSIFIATION SYSTEM USED TO CATEGORIZE CLIMATE ZONES? _____ a) precipitation, temperature, & humidity c) vegetation, temperature, & precipitation b) humidity, vegetation, & precipitation d) vegetation, temperature, & humidity 5) WHY DO POLAR CLIMATE ZONES RECEIVE LITTLE PRECIPITATION? _____ a) cold air is warmer that hot air c) hot air is cooler than cold air b) warm air contains less moisture than cold air d) cold air contains less moisture than warm air 6) HOW LONG DURING THE YEAR DO THE NORTH & SOUTH POLES EXPERIENCE COMPLETE DARKNESS OR SUNLIGHT? _____ a) 6 days b) 3 months c) 3 years d) 1 year e) 1 day 7) DURING AND EL NINO, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE WATER IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN? _____ a) it gets cooler than normal c) it starts to bubble b) it gets warmer than normal d) it turns really green, killing all dolphins 8) WHEN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE HAS SUMMER, WHICH WAY IS THE NORTH POLE TILTED? _____ a) towards the moon b) towards the sun c) towards Canada d) towards Mars Unit 7 Test Name: ______________________ 9) WHAT WOULD BE A REASON THAT MIGHT CAUSE A WARMER BUT DRYER WINTER? ____ a) global warming & El Nina c) global warming & the end of an ice age b) El Nino & global warming d) the end of an ice age & El Nino 10) WHAT DETERMINES HOW LONG SEASONS LAST? _____ a) global warming b) solar radiation c) El Nino d) tilt of the Earth 11) HOW MANY YEARS AGO WAS THE END OF OUR LAST ICE AGE? _____ a) 1,000,000 b) 1,000 c) 10,000 d) 100,000 12) THE TIME BETWEEN ICE AGES ARE CALLED _____ PERIODS. a) intersession b) glacier c) interruption d) interglacial 13) WHICH ARE OFTEN LEFT BEHIND AFTER ICE AGES END? _____ a) lakes b) glaciers c) mountains d) volcanoes d) oceans 14) HOW FAR SOUTH DID THE LAST GLACIER SPREAD IN THE U.S.? _____ a) Texas b) Virginia c) North Carolina d) Africa e) Indiana 15) WHAT IS THE TILT OF THE EARTH IN DEGREES? _____ a) 50 b) 10 c) 23.5 d) 34.5 16) WHAT IS THE MAIN GAS THAT PEOPLE ADD TO THE AIR THAT ACTS LIKE A BLANKET, PREVENTING HEAT FROM ESCAPING THE ATMOSPHERE DURING THE GREENOUSE EFFECT? _____ a) methane b) CO2 c) OC3 d) nitrogen 17) GLOBAL WARMING IS LIKELY TO INCREASE THE SPREAD OF _____. a) mountains b) ice caps c) deserts d) forests 18) WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A FOSSIL FUEL? _____ a) natural gas b) lumber c) coal d) oil Unit 7 Test Name: ______________________ 19) CFC’S DESTROY WHAT BARRIER THAT PROTECTS EARTH? _____ a) stratosphere b) ozone layer c) atmosphere d) troposphere 20) GLOBAL WARMING CAN CAUSE THE OCEANS CURRENTS TO _____. a) tilt b) lean c) rise d) shift e) disappear 21) AT 30 DEGREES NORTH OR SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR WHICH BIOME IS TYPICALLY FOUND? a) rain forest b. savannah c. polar d. desert 22) WHICH HEMISPHERE DO WE LIVE IN? a) Northern b) Southern c) Eastern d) Western 23) AFTER AN AIR MASS HAS CROSSED A MOUNTAIN IT IS USUALLY? a) wetter b) dryer c) colder d) lighter 24) WHICH BIOME WOULD HAVE THE GREATEST DIVERSITY OR VARIETY OF LIFE? a) Temporate forest b) grasslands c) tropical rainforest d) tundra 25) WHICH FACTOR WOULD AFFECT CLIMATE? a) temperature b) precipitation c) latitude d) elevation e) all of these