Question

1. rainforests are where air masses are usually

a. falling b. rising c. stable d. unpredictable e. under increasing pressure

2. what a biome forms in a particular area is determined mostly by the what in that area?

a. season & topography b. soils c. day length & precipitation d. temperature & precipitation e. natural history

3. as you move toward poles (arctic & antarctic) from equator, yearly average intensity of sunlight on ground (fill in blank)

a. increases b. decreases c. increases north of equator and decreases south d. remains stable e. highest at equator then falls to 30 to increase again at 60 degrees

4. rain in ferrell/polar cells caused by

a. warming of rising air masses b. warming of falling air masses c. cooling of rising air masses d. cooling of falling air masses

Answer 1

1. B Raising air masses

2. D. Temperature and precipitation

3. b decreases

4.Rain in polar cell is due to cooling of falling air masses

Rain in Ferrell cell is due to warming of rising air masses