Science Olympiad Meteorology Quiz #4
Natural Climatic variability: with emphasis on how it might affect climate change. -effects of land masses and water bodies on climate -effects of latitude and longitude and elevation (topography). -effects of Earth's mean temperatures, with emphasis on how changes might impact Earth's cryosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and atmosphere systems. -effects of plate tectonics on climate
- 1.Land masses affect climate by...
- A.
Land masses tend to be darker in color, so they absorb much of the sun's rays as heat energy, causing temperatures to rise.
- B.
Land masses tend to be lighter in color, so they reflect much of the sun's rays as heat energy, causing temperatures to lower.
- C.
Land masses are usually darker in color, so they absorb most of the sun's as shortwave energy, causing temps to go up.
- D.
Land masses tend to be lighter in color, so they reflect much of the sun's rays as longwave energy, causing temps to go up.
- 2.Water takes a lot of _______ to change temperatures.
- 3.The thermal capacity of water is ____
- 4.Climate will be moderate in summer near the coast, for example. Likewise in winter, the water near the coast will slowly release this energy, causing coastal areas to be less cold.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.So, in summary, large bodies of water tend to moderate temperatures in both summer and winter in nearby land areas, compared to areas that are farther inland.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.The Longitude which you are at does affect your weather.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.The latitude at which your at doesn't affect the weather.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.These areas have a wet and dry season, instead of a winter, fall, summer and spring.
- A.
Tropic of Cancer (23° 26′ N to 0°)
- B.
Tropic of Leo (23° 26′ S to 0°)
- C.
Tropic of Orion (23° 26′ S to 0°)
- D.
Tropic of Capricorn (23° 26′ S to 0°)
- E.
Tropic of Tonka (23° 26′ S to 0°)
- 9.What is the cryosphere?
- A.
A part of the atmosphere that is extremely cold.
- B.
The upper part of aircraft that use jet engine turbines.
- C.
The cold areas where water is in solid form.
- D.
The warm areas where water is in liquid form.
- 10.How do changes in the Earth's mean temperatures affect the cryosphere?
- A.
It causes more severe weather.
- B.
It causes ice to melt or more ice to form.
- C.
It causes airplanes to crash more often.
- 11.What is the hydrosphere?
- A.
The wettest part of the atmosphere
- B.
An area in space surrounding our solar system
- C.
The combined mass of all the water on our planet.
- D.
A certain part of the water cycle.
- 12.The hydrosphere; how do changes to the earth's mean temperatures affect it? (cold AND warm)
- A.
It hurts sea life
- B.
It freezes water, lowering it.
- C.
It doesn't matter, but it hurts wildlife in the sea, but the mass stays the same.
- D.
It heats water, causing glaciers to melt and raise it
- E.
It doesn't matter, the mass stays the same
- 13.The biosphere is the total sum of all ecosystems in our country.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.The mean temperatures of Earth; when changed, it does this to the biosphere... Hurts ecosystems mainly
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.When plates move, the weather ____ be affected. (will/won't)
- 16.How do plate tectonics affect weather, when they move?
- A.
More volcanic eruptions
- B.
Alter ocean heat transport
- C.
Alter global atmospheric Circulation
- D.
Alter amount of CO2 emitted into the atmosphere.
- E.
Hurt wildlife, because of a sudden different climate.
- F.
More glaciers over land, high albedo, cooler temps.
- G.
Destroy many trees from the extreme amount of earthquakes you receive from being on the move.
- H.
Cause more international wars from the sudden shift of raw materials.
- I.
Change wind currents
- J.
Cause more severe weather
- 17.To sum it all up, basically if a plate moves, more hurricanes and tornadoes would occur from the increased amount of co2 gasses.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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