Climate Patterns and Weather Phenomena

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What is the time period over which climate is typically averaged?

  • 10 years
  • 50 years
  • 100 years
  • 30 years (correct)

What are the two phenomena mentioned that can influence local weather conditions and impact navigation safety?

  • El Niño and La Niña (correct)
  • Hurricane and Tornado
  • Drought and Flood
  • Heatwave and Coldwave

What is the term for the state of the components of the climate system, including the atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere?

  • Meteorology
  • Climate (correct)
  • Ecology
  • Weather

According to the Köppen climate classification, what are the two most commonly used variables to classify climates?

<p>Temperature and Precipitation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some of the meteorological variables that are commonly measured?

<p>Temperature, Humidity, Atmospheric Pressure, Wind, and Precipitation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of paleoclimatologists?

<p>To explain climate variations for all parts of the Earth during any given geologic period (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the standard averaging period to define climate?

<p>30 years (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the redistribution of biota in response to climate change?

<p>None of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the climate classification system that incorporates evapotranspiration along with temperature and precipitation information?

<p>Thornthwaite system (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How much does a 3 °C change in mean annual temperature correspond to in terms of latitude or elevation?

<p>300–400 km in latitude or 500 m in elevation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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