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Climate change, climate zones
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In arid climate regions you would typically find:
Savannahs
Deserts
Rainforests
Wetlands
2
A wet, warm climate zone on the edge of the tropics is:
Continental climate
Humid subtropical
Tundra
Subarctic
3
Scientists classify climates according to two major factors: temperature and ______________
Precipitation
Pressure
Amount of sunlight
Humidity
4
Gasses in the atmosphere that trap energy are called:
Greenhouse gasses
Infrared gasses
Water vapor
Oxygen
5
True or False: Dry climates can be arid and semiarid.
False
True
6
The average condition of temperature, precipitation, wind, and clouds in an area over time is:
Climate
Latitude
Weather
Season
7
The gradual increase in the temperature of Earth’s atmosphere is called:
Global warming
Water warming
Ice warming
Variation hypothesis
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Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere ____________________ global warming.
Does nothing
Stops
Causes
Slows
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True or False: Scientists have gathered evidence that show that the Earth is getting colder.
False
True
10
A tropical grassland with scattered clumps of trees is a:
Desert
Steppe
Rainforest
Savannah
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In tropical wet climate regions you would typically find:
Rainforests
Wetlands
Deserts
Savannahs