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Chapter Test

Read each question carefully and choose the best answer.

This activity contains 25 questions.

Question 1.
Climate involves interactions and exchanges among the parts of the climate system.

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Question 2.
Earth's climate system is powered by energy from the Sun.

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Question 3.
Temperature and precipitation are the most important elements in a climatic description.

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Question 4.
The cryosphere is measured by the changes in the amount of evaporation and precipitation.

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Question 5.
The description of the aggregate weather conditions of a place or region is referred to as


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Question 6.
Earth's climate system is most often used to describe changes


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Question 7.
Earth's climate system is relatively simple and can be described using a few interactions and changes among Earth's spheres.

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Question 8.
Climatologists define a dry climate as one in which the yearly precipitation is not as great as the potential loss of water by infiltration.

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Question 9.
A classification system designed by Wladimir Köppen is widely used and the climates are divided into major groups designated by a capital letter.

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Question 10.
A ____________ climate dominates the southeastern United States.

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Question 11.
Correctly match the type of climate with the best description.

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A matching question presents 5 answer choices and 5 items. The answer choices are lettered A through E. The items are numbered 11.1 through 11.5. Screen readers will read the answer choices first. Then each item will be presented along with a select menu for choosing an answer choice. Using the pull-down menus, match each item in the left column to the corresponding item in the right column.
A mild winters
B severe winters
C average temperature of the warmest month is below 50 degrees Fahrenheit
D evaporation exceeds precipitation
E mean temperature above 64 degrees Fahrenheit
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Question 12.
In a polar (E) climate, the average temperature of the warmest month is above 10°C (50°F).

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Question 13.
Köppen believed that the distribution of natural vegetation was an excellent expression of the totality of climate.

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Question 14.
Much of Northern America east of the Rockies is part of the _____________ group of climates.

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Question 15.
Much of California has a climate similar to that surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.

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Question 16.
The Northern Hemisphere mid-latitudes generally receive the greatest amount of its precipitation during the


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Question 17.
Wet tropical climates are strongly influenced by the equatorial high pressures.

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Question 18.
The consensus in the scientific community is that altering atmospheric composition by the addition of carbon dioxide and trace gases will eventually lead to a ____________ planet with a different distribution of climatic regimes.

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Question 19.
Which one of the following is not a possible consequence of a global warming?

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Question 20.
Sea-level rise is expected to continue and possibly rise at an accelerated rate because of


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Question 21.
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have increased over the last 150 years.

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Question 22.
Global average surface temperatures increased during the 20th century.

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Question 23.
Ice reflects what percentage of incoming solar radiation compared to open water?

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Question 24.
In terms of global warming, increased cloud cover would be a positive-feedback mechanism.

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Question 25.
Methane is formed as a result of


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