What can you conclude about temperature and air pressure based on the figure?

warm air rises, cooler air flows in as wind

If a barometer reading in Key West is falling, what does this indicate about the weather?

A low-pressure system is moving toward Key West.

What is the Kyoto Protocol?

international agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

What does high humidity indicate?

a high amount of water vapor in the air

Which sentence best describes how latitude and air temperature are related?

The higher the latitude, the colder the air temperature.

What conclusions can you draw by studying the provided graph?

CO2 in the atmosphere has been increasing since the 1960s

How are the movements of tectonic plates related to natural climate change?

T plates move causes change as continents move&oceans change

the uneven heating of the Earth by the sun

What is a challenge of using alternative technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions?

They can be more expensive than traditional technologies.

What are surface currents?

stream-like movements of water near the surface of the ocean

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1
Which of these would be an appropriate unit of measurement for a reading on a thermometer?
cm
°C
mg
kL
2
Which of the following is a direct result of differences in air pressure?
wind
temperature
humidity
precipitation
3
What can you conclude about temperature and air pressure based on the figure?
Air pressure decreases at night
warm air rises, cooler air flows in as wind
Winds flow from areas of low pressure to areas high pressure
Warm air is denser than cold air
4
If a barometer reading in Key West is falling, what does this indicate about the weather?
A low-pressure system is moving toward Key West.
A warm air mass is heading in the direction of Key West.
A high-pressure system is moving toward Key West.
A cold air mass is heading in the direction of Key West.
5
Which of the provided illustrations shows the jet stream pulling warm air into Canada?
C
B
A
D
6
What happens when water vapor cools into a liquid near Earth's surface?
Water runs off into lakes and streams.
Fog forms.
Precipitation falls.
Water evaporates from oceans and lakes.
7
What is the Kyoto Protocol?
agreement by the United States to reduce its CO2 emissions
international agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
guidelines for reducing all natural causes of climate change
guidelines for the burning of fossil fuels
8
What does high humidity indicate?
a high-pressure system
a high amount of water vapor in the air
an approaching cold front
a cool temperature
9
Which sentence best describes how latitude and air temperature are related?
The lower the latitude, the lower the air temperature.
The lower the latitude, the colder the air temperature.
The higher the latitude, the warmer the air temperature.
The higher the latitude, the colder the air temperature.
10
Which of these is an appropriate unit for density?
mL/km
m/L
kg/m3
mL/g
11
What conclusions can you draw by studying the provided graph?
Climate change is a natural process.
CO2 in the atmosphere has been increasing since the 1960s
CO2 in the atmosphere has been decreasing since the 1960s
All climate change is caused by humans.
12
Which of the following is a human activity that can cause climate change?
increasing particulates from volcanoes
burning fossil fuels
using alternative energy sources
removing greenhouse gases
13
Which point indicates where the vegetation will be most plentiful?
W
R
T
S
14
How are the movements of tectonic plates related to natural climate change?
Tectonic plate movement causes cyclical climate change.
T plate movement causes rapid climate change
Tectonic plate movement has no connection to climate change.
T plates move causes change as continents move&oceans change
15
Complete the sentence: Climate data must be collected...
over a long period of time
over the course of several hours
over the course of a week
over the course of a day
16
Which ocean current affects weather along the southernmost coast of the eastern United States?
North Atlantic Drift
Monsoon Current
South Pacific Equatorial Current
Gulf Stream
17
What causes wind?
condensation in the atmosphere
the uneven heating of the Earth by the sun
differences in elevation
ocean currents
18
Which unit is used to measure how warm or cool the air is?
liters (L)
degrees Celsius (°C)
millimeters (mm)
grams (g)
19
What is a challenge of using alternative technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions?
Alternative technologies consume more fossil fuels.
Alternative technologies are not yet available.
Alternative technologies work in certain areas only.
They can be more expensive than traditional technologies.
20
What are surface currents?
slow mixing warm and cold water at the surface of the ocean
stream-like movements of water near the surface of the ocean
daily changes in the level of ocean water
water that empties from rivers into the ocean

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