The Physical Environment and Climate Lecture Quiz

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

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

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

Surface temperatures reflect the difference between incoming and outgoing radiation.

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

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

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

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

Surface temperatures reflect the difference between incoming and outgoing radiation.

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