What two weather conditions contribute to climate classifications? What role does vegetation play in classifying climates?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: The two summary weather conditions that contribute to climate classification are precipitation and temperature. Precipitation helps to determine wet or dry climates where temperature is used to determine hot or cold climates. Vegetation was used by Köppen to provide more meaning to climate classifications than arbitrary temperature and precipitation levels.

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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In what sense can you truthfully say that you are a part of every person around you?

A. We all share the same genetic code. B. There are more people alive now than have ever lived. C. We are continually exchanging our atoms. D. We all live on the same planet and share the same resources.

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Why does oxygen have such a low solubility in water?

A. Water's attraction for itself is stronger than its attraction for oxygen molecules. B. Water and oxygen only attract one another by means of weak dipole-induced dipole attractions. C. The hydrogen bonding in water keeps the oxygen solubility low. D. Both A and B are true.

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What is the net force of inertia and gravitational attraction combined?

a. Gravitational forces b. Centrifugal forces c. Tractive forces d. Centripetal forces

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