Question

question 3 (3 points)
(04.06 lc)
which extreme weather event is caused by increased solar radiation coupled with low moisture and really dry soil?
a extreme heat and drought
b heavy rains and flooding
c thunderstorms and tornadoes
d tropical storms and hurricanes

question 4 (1 point)
(04.06 lc)
one primary driver of global weather patterns is heat transfer.
a true
b false

Explanation:

Question 3

To determine the extreme weather event caused by increased solar radiation, low moisture, and dry soil:

• Option a: Extreme heat and drought occur when there's high solar radiation, low moisture, and dry soil (as solar radiation heats the area, and lack of moisture/dry soil worsens heat and drought conditions).
• Option b: Heavy rains and flooding require high moisture, not low moisture, so this is incorrect.
• Option c: Thunderstorms and tornadoes are related to atmospheric instability and moisture convergence, not low moisture and dry soil, so incorrect.
• Option d: Tropical storms and hurricanes form over warm, moist ocean waters, not dry soil, so incorrect.

Heat transfer (like conduction, convection, radiation) drives global weather patterns. Uneven heating of the Earth's surface (due to latitude, land - water differences, etc.) causes air and water movements (like wind and ocean currents), which are key to weather patterns. So the statement is true.

Answer:

a. Extreme heat and drought

Question 4