CHAPTER 17 Weather and Climate - Mr. Barrow's Science Center
CHAPTER 17 Weather and Climate - Mr. Barrow's Science Center
CHAPTER 17 Weather and Climate - Mr. Barrow's Science Center
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Use the table below to answer question 7.7. Over which surface is the least amount ofsolar radiation absorbed?A. bare soilB. dense forestC. desertD. snow8. Which are fast, powerful flows of windimbedded in global wind systems?A. jet streamsB. sea breezesC. subtropical highsD. westerliesL<strong>and</strong> SurfaceAlbedoBare soil 25Snow 90Desert 50Dense forest 1010. Describe the major differences betweenthe conditions that existed 18,000 yearsago from the conditions of the present.Include descriptions of the climatic, geological,<strong>and</strong> biological conditions.11. Explain how the stratospheric ozone layeris formed. Also explain its importance inregard to the quality of life on Earth.12. What causes uneven patterns of heatingon Earth’s surface?13. Which factors cause climate?Use diagram below to answer question 14.Warm air9. If the average concentration of carbon dioxidein Earth’s atmosphere at the beginningof the nineteenth century was 280 ppm <strong>and</strong>it presently is 380 ppm, what percentage oftoday’s concentration existed at the beginningof the nineteenth century?Review Never leave any answer blank.Cold air14. PART A What are weather fronts?PART B How do air masses interact at acold front?St<strong>and</strong>ardized Test Practice gpescience.comSTANDARDIZED TEST PRACTICE 547
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