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Name the climate: Potential evaporation and transpiration exceed precipitation
Moist Continental Mid-Latitude Climates
Moist Subtropical Mid-Latitude Climates
Highland Climate
Dry Climate
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Which landform is being displayed?
Bay
Cay
Island
Cape
3
Which landform is being displayed?
Peninsula
Estuary
Island
Cape
4
Which describes the energy transfer in the oceans? (select all that apply)
Warm water moves away from the equator
Cold water moves away from the equator
Warm water moves towards the equator
Cold water moves towards the equator
5
What wind pattern is displayed
Westerlies
Trade Winds
Easterlies
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Climate is short-term patterns in the weather.
True
False
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Which landform is being displayed?
Bay
Cove
Gulf
Estuary
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Which landform is being displayed?
Bay
Island
Isthmus
Cape
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The climate never shifts naturally.
False
True
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Which landform is being displayed?
Channel
Cay
Estuary
Bay
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Which sphere: This sphere includes all the gasses on the planet.
Geosphere
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
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Anthropogenic (human caused) climate change causes...(select all that apply)
Increasingly intense weather events
Decreasingly intense weather events
Increasingly frequent weather events
A decrease in the frequency of weather events
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Climate is...
Long term weather patterns
Short term weather patterns
Long term seasonal shifts
Short term seasonal shifts
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Anthropogenic climate change is climate change caused by...
Kangaroos
Humans
Natural cycles
Volcanic eruptions
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Convergent boundaries are where plates move past one another causing seismic activity.
True
False
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Which landform is being displayed?
Bay
Atoll
Island
Cape
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Which landform is being displayed?
Channel
Bay
Cove
Cape
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Which sphere: This sphere includes all the water on Earth.
Biosphere
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Geosphere
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Which sphere: This sphere includes all the living plants and animals on the planet.
Geosphere
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
Biosphere
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Divergent boundaries are where plates move away from one another creating a rift.
False
True
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Which sphere: This sphere includes all the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals on the planet.
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Geosphere
Biosphere
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Name the climate: Rapid changes over short distances
Polar Climate
Highland Climate
Moist Continental Mid-Latitude Climates
Moist Subtropical Mid-Latitude Climates
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Name the climate: Hot and sunny all year, near the equator
Tropical Climate
Dry Climate
Highland Climate
Moist Subtropical Mid-Latitude Climates
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Which layer of the Earth is liquid?
Outer Core
Mantle
Crust
Inner Core
25
What wind pattern is displayed
Westerlies
Trade Winds
Easterlies
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Name the climate: Warm summers, mild winters, mid-latitude cyclone
Moist Subtropical Mid-Latitude Climates
Highland Climate
Moist Continental Mid-Latitude Climates
Polar Climate
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The two types of plates are...(Select all that apply)
Metaphysical
Continental
Tectonic
Oceanic
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Transform boundaries are where plates push toward one another creating mountains or subduction zones.
False
True
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Warm ocean water moves away from the equator.
False
True
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Which landform is being displayed?
Cape
Cove
Isthmus
Peninsula
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Which landform is being displayed?
Fjord
Cove
Channel
Cay
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Name the climate: Year round cold temperatures
Polar Climate
Moist Subtropical Mid-Latitude Climates
Highland Climate
Moist Continental Mid-Latitude Climates
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Which landform is being displayed?
Prarie
Island
Plain
Plateau
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Which landform is being displayed?
Cove
Island
Bay
Fjord
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Climate is long-term weather patterns.
True
False
36
Which landform is being displayed?
Volcano
Cay
Archipelago
Bay
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Energy on earth comes from the sun.
False
True
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Which landform is being displayed?
Gulf
Strait
Cove
Island
39
Name the climate: Warm to cool summers, cold winters, severe winter storms
Polar Climate
Moist Continental Mid-Latitude Climates
Highland Climate
Moist Subtropical Mid-Latitude Climates
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What wind pattern is displayed
Easterlies
Trade Winds
Westerlies
