physical geography iclicker questions

Which are high or low pressure systems for NH and SH?

NH - clockwise (high), counterclockwise (low)

SH - counterclockwise (high), clockwise (low)

Which of the following cloud types might be formed at the edge of a cold front? (Select best fit) In other words, what precipitation can you expect from a cold front and what type of cloud will typically produce that?

Cumulonimbus

Are weather stations an example of in-situ or remote sensing?

In-situ

Which of the following correctly describes a high-pressure system?

Sinking air pushing out

Which hemisphere are we in? What kind of cyclones are happening?

A hurricane and mid-latitude cyclone belong to which of the following weather scales, respectively?

mesoscale; synoptic scale

Which of the following statements correctly notes the difference between weather and climate?

B) and C)

The intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) is a band along the equator of which type of pressure system?

Low

What two types of graphs do climographs use?

Bar graph and line graph

In a climograph, temperature is noted by a ___ graph, while precipitation is noted by a ___ graph

line, bar

What is the difference between the two Mediterranean climates (Csa and Csb)?

Severity of weather (a versus b)

Why do polar climates exist in other places besides the poles?

High elevation areas (mountain ranges)

Why/how can the same latitude and longitude experience different (and vastly different) climates and biomes?

Slope, elevation, riparian zones

SAGUARO CACTUS:

• A tree-sized cactus native to Arizona and northwest Mexico

• It resists long periods without water and

extremely high temperatures

• Desert/xeric shrubland biome

BWh

WHITE SPRUCE

▪ Evergreen tall tree with short, waxy needles.

▪ Waxy coating on the needles helps conserve water during winters when soil is frozen.

▪ It grows at high latitudes in North America, mainly Canada and Alaska.

Dfc

BLUE GRAMA

▪ A green, warm-season perennial grass, but it goes dormant in winter

▪ Adapted to well-drained soils

▪ It forms continues large expanses along with other short grasses

▪ Thrives with little rain and can withstand drought

Cfb

A) Building sea walls

B) Limiting meat production

C) Disperse glass beads across poles to increase albedo

A) Adaptation

B) Mitigation

C) Geoengineering

Which of the following are producers of aerosols?

All of the above

What do warmer temperatures breed?

• Increase in storms (frequency and intensity)

• Coastlines eroded from storms + rising sea levels

Polar ice melt affects which of the following?

All of the above