Question a. options:     is absorbed by water vapor and CO2 in the atmosphere     is reflected by water vapor and CO2 in the atmosphere     influences the amount of shortwave (solar) radiation that comes to the Earth's surface     is always greater than the quantity of shortwave (solar) radiation       b. Variation in shortwave (solar) radiation that reaches the Earth's surface:   Question b. options:     is influenced only by latitude     is influenced only by longitude     is influenced by latitude and the Earth's tilt relative to its axis     None of these answers are correct         c. Microclimates always exactly match the general climate profile of the region surrounding them.   Question c.  options:   True   False     d. Warm air has a greater capacity to hold water vapor.   Question d. options:   True   False       e. Which of the following statements about the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is true?   Question e. options:     Upwelling in the eastern Pacific is reduced, and surface waters warm.     The low-latitude easterly trade winds increase in strength.     Drenching rains soak Australia and Indonesia during ENSO.     ENSO is a regional climatic event restricted to the Southern Hemisphere.     Peru experiences droughts during ENSO.

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1) Answer the ecology questions below:
 
a. Most of the longwave (terrestrial) radiation that comes from the Earth's surface:
 
Question a. options:
 

 

is absorbed by water vapor and CO2 in the atmosphere
 

 

is reflected by water vapor and CO2 in the atmosphere
 

 

influences the amount of shortwave (solar) radiation that comes to the Earth's surface
 

 

is always greater than the quantity of shortwave (solar) radiation
 
 
 
b. Variation in shortwave (solar) radiation that reaches the Earth's surface:
 
Question b. options:
 

 

is influenced only by latitude
 

 

is influenced only by longitude
 

 

is influenced by latitude and the Earth's tilt relative to its axis
 

 

None of these answers are correct
 
 
 
 
c. Microclimates always exactly match the general climate profile of the region surrounding them.
 
Question c.  options:
  True
  False
 
 
d. Warm air has a greater capacity to hold water vapor.
 
Question d. options:
  True
  False
 
 
 
e. Which of the following statements about the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is true?
 
Question e. options:
 

 

Upwelling in the eastern Pacific is reduced, and surface waters warm.
 

 

The low-latitude easterly trade winds increase in strength.
 

 

Drenching rains soak Australia and Indonesia during ENSO.
 

 

ENSO is a regional climatic event restricted to the Southern Hemisphere.
 

 

Peru experiences droughts during ENSO.
 
 
 
 
f. Spring tides occur __________.
 
Question f.  options:
 

 

during full moon and new moon
 

 

during the quarter moons
 

 

when the moon is half full
 

 

during spring
 

 

once a month
 
 
 
 
g. The type of sediment found on the bottom of a river or stream is primarily influenced by __________.
 
Question g. options:
 

 

prevailing winds
 

 

water speed
 

 

water temperature
 

 

stream or river shape
 

 

water depth
 
 
 
 
h. The total amount of evaporating water from the surfaces of the ground and vegetation is called:
 
Question h. options:
 

 

transpiration
 

 

interception
 

 

evapotranspiration
 

 

infiltration
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