1.16 Unit Test Weather 2

Question: Which of the following best describes a marine climate

Answer: warm winters and cool summers

Question: What is the name of a tropical region that has a distinct wet and dry season

Answer: Savanna

Question: Douglas fir, redwood, spruce, and cedar are trees adapted to survive in areas with heavy precipitation.In which climatic zone would these trees be found

Answer: marine west coast

Question: Which of the following describes why highland regions are colder than the surrounding regions

Answer: Temperature decreases with altitude

Question: Why are areas along the west coast of California cooler than you would expect for their latitude

Answer: A cold ocean current travels along the coast

Question: When analyzing tree rings, what do scientists assume a thin ring indicates

Answer: a year that was cool or dry

Question: Very cold periods in earth’s history resulted in which of the following

Answer: Glaciers

Question: Climatic regions are classified according to temperature and __________.Which phrase best completes the sentence

Answer: Precipitation

Question: Meteorologists studying the change in a region’s precipitation over a 20-year period are studying the region’s __________.Which term best completes the sentence

Answer: Climate

Question: Although Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, are located at nearly the same latitude, Milwaukee’s average high temperature for July is four degrees lower than that of Sioux Falls.Which of the following best explains the reason for this difference

Answer: Lake Michigan has a moderating effect on Milwaukee’s temperatures