Describe the five major categories of the Köppen Climate Classification
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Climate A - Tropical, climates that are warm all year; Climate B - Dry Climates; Climate C - Midlatitude Climates with warm summers and cool winters; Climate D - Midlatitude Climates with warm summers and cold winters; Climate E - Polar Climates
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Which of the following is the Principle of uniformitarianism?
a) all rocks were originally deposited horizontally b) all the rocks were depoisted with the youngest on the bottom c) the present is the key to the past d) all the rocks were deposited with the oldest on the bottom
Rip currents are important in the erosion and deposition of sediment along shorelines. Indicate whether the statement is true or false
________, with more than 240 million people, is the world's fourth most populous country
A) Philippines B) Vietnam C) Singapore D) Indonesia
In March, 1993, an immense cyclone called the "Storm of the Century" wreaked havoc all along the eastern part of North America. This storm was so powerful because ________.
A. the Coriolis force was abnormally high that year B. an early season heat wave hit the southeastern portion of the United States C. there was an unusually cold mass of surface water in the Gulf of Mexico fueling it D. three air masses collided and were carried along by the jet stream E. there was an ongoing La Niña event in the Eastern Pacific Ocean