Ocean Currents & Climate, Precipitation, Latitude, Prevailing Winds – Earth Science
The key terms in this Earth Science course include Precipitation, Latitude, Prevailing Winds, Ocean Currents, Hawaii, Vegetation, Deep Zone, Currents, Temperature, Salinity, Biome, Rain Forest, Deciduous Forest, Tundra, Permafrost, Biological Precipitation, Chlorofluorocarbon
The type of vegetation that grows in a particular climatic zone is influenced mostly by __________.
Which term best completes the sentence?
- prevailing winds
- latitude
- precipitation – correct
- ocean currents
Hawaii is located at a relatively low latitude. Prevailing winds blow moist air off the ocean onto its shores.
Because of these factors, much of Hawaii’s vegetation is made up of __________.
Which choice best completes the sentence?
- dense shrubs and grasses
- lichens
- cactus and yucca
- rain forests – correct
Where would you find the warmest waters?
- surface-mixed zone – correct
- polar zone
- deep zone
- transition zone
Which of the following is directly related to deep-ocean currents?
- temperature
- wind
- density – correct
- salinity
Which of the following has a major role regulating global temperatures?
- oceanic chemistry
- oceanic salinity
- ocean layering
- oceanic currents – correct
Which biome receives too little water to support the growth of trees?
- taiga
- rain forest
- deciduous forest
- grassland – correct
Animals adapted for lack of water and extremes in temperature are found in which biome?
- rain forest
- tundra
- deciduous forest –
- desert – correct
Ocean Currents & Climate
What is the frozen soil of the tundra called?
- savanna
- canopy
- understory
- permafrost – correct
What is the major ion in seawater?
- chloride – correct
- magnesium
- sodium
- sulfate
Which of the following will increase the salt concentration in seawater?
- evaporation – correct
- ice cap melting
- precipitation
- runoff
Calcium carbonates are incorporated into the shells of microscopic marine plants and animals, and then precipitated into the ocean sediments.
This process is which of the following?
- chemical precipitation
- sediment deposition
- biological precipitation – correct
- evaporite deposition
Which of the following is not an example of a naturally occurring greenhouse gas?
- chlorofluorocarbon – correct
- nitrous oxide
- methane
- water vapor
Wavelengths of incoming solar radiation are __________________ the wavelengths of reradiated heat.
Which term best completes the sentence?
- twice the size of
- shorter than – correct
- faster than
- the same size as
Which of the following is true of greenhouse gases?
- They reflect incoming solar radiation.
- They are all naturally occurring.
- These exist in fixed quantities.
- They trap energy in the atmosphere. – correct