The Physical Environment and Climate Lecture Quiz
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The Physical Environment and Climate Lecture Quiz

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Climate is the long-term average pattern of weather and may only be global.

False

Geographic variations in climate primarily govern the small-scale distribution of plants.

False

The difference between weather and climate is that weather is the long-term average pattern of atmospheric conditions.

False

Surface temperatures reflect the difference between incoming and outgoing radiation.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The wavelength of radiation emitted by an object is not a function of its temperature.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The aspect of the physical environment that most influences a particular ecosystem by placing the greatest constraint on organisms is climate.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Weather is the combination of temperature, humidity, precipitation, wind, cloudiness, and other atmospheric conditions occurring at a specific place and time.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Climate is the long-term average pattern of weather and may be local, regional, or global.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Surface temperatures reflect the difference between incoming and outgoing radiation.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The wavelength of radiation emitted by an object is not a function of its temperature.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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