Chapter 7

Question 1

Climate

Answer 1

which is an area’s general pattern of atmospheric conditions over periods of at least three decades and up to thousands of years

Question 2

Ocean currents

Answer 2

Prevailing winds blowing over the oceans produce mass movements of surface water

Question 3

Greenhouse gases

Answer 3

allow
mostly visible light and some infrared radiation and ultraviolet (UV) radiation from
the sun to pass through the atmosphere

Question 4

Natural greenhouse effect

Answer 4

This natural warming effect of the troposphere

Question 5

Rain shadow effect

Answer 5

the resulting semiarid or arid conditions on the leeward side of a high mountain

Question 6

Biomes

Answer 6

large terrestrial regions, each characterized by certain types of climate and dominant plant life

Question 7

Permafrost

Answer 7

underground soil in which captured water stays frozen for more than 2 consecutive years

Question 8

Weather

Answer 8

is a set of physical conditions of the lower atmosphere such as temperature, precipitation, humidity, wind speed, cloud cover, and other factors in a given area over a period of hours or days