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1
Winds that blow regularly and have uniform characteristics
Maritime winds
Tropical winds
Polar winds
Air masses
2
There are about 6 influences on global temperature. Which of these is one of them?
The moon
Clouds
Latitude
Ocean currents
3
Water content of air expressed in grams per cubic metre is
Relative humidity
Absolute humidity
4
What is not one of the greenhouse gases?
Carbon dioxide
Helium
Methane
Ozone
5
Places inland that have hotter summers and colder winters is called
Seasonal lag
Maritime climate
Warm currents
Continental Climate
6
If temperature rises in a body then
The relative humidity rises
It holds less water vapor
It holds more water vapor
The relative humidity falls
7
Where will the sky be clearer and temperatures higher that is further from the equator?
North Pole
Temperate zones
Deserts
Sub-tropics
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What is the percentage of how high carbon dioxide levels have rised?
20
45
18
36
9
Currents flowing from the poles toward the equator carrying cold polar water into warmer areas
Warm currents
Coriolis Force
Cold currents
Currents
10
The 24 hour period of day and night is called
Daytime energy budget
Diurnal range
Diurnal
Nighttime energy budget
11
Energy coming from the sun is called
Diurnal range
Sensible heat transfer
Short-Wave radiation
Terrestrial radiation
12
Areas on the____have no summer or winter when it is the same distance as the sun yearly.
Equator
Orange Park,Florida
The Red Sea
North Pole
13
The sun moves north in the
Eastern Hemisphere
Northern hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
14
Heat that we feel is called
Sensible heat
Radiation
Condensation
Short-wave radiation
15
The albedo percentage of the ocean is
20%
30%
8%
15%
16
What is the angle that the earth is tilted at to the sun?
37 4/9
28 3/4
66 1/2
90 1/2
17
Warmer air can hold more than
Tropical air
It holds the same amount
Colder air
Colder air holds more so it’s wrong
18
More heat is received to places closer to the
America
South Pole
Equator
North Pole
19
The height of at which a body of air reaches the dew point is
Atmospheric moisture
Dew point
Condensation level
Sublimation
20
What is one thing that does not affect the increase of carbon emissions?
THEY ALL DO DUUUHHHH
Burning of gas
Burning of coal
Burning of oil
