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Chapter 13: Atmosphere and Climate Change
Chapter 13: Atmosphere and Climate Change
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weather or climate: " Ohio has hot and humid summers"
weather
climate
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Which measurements are NOT used as evidence of climate change?
warmer oceans
new organism ranges
more acidic oceans
larger amounts of sea ice
3
Cold air _____ because it is denser than warm air.
sinks
vibrates
rises
holds more water
4
Which is not an effect of the hole in the ozone layer?
more skin cancers
crop failure
longer life
reduced photosynthesis
5
What city is going to get the most solar energy?
Miami, FL
Nashville, TN
Seattle, WA
Miamisburg, OH
6
Weather or climate: "The yearly rainfall for a tropical rainforest is 50-260 inches."
climate
weather
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The planet has warmed and cooled in the past, in what way is this warming event different?
it is warming much slower this time
it is warming much faster this time
there is no difference
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An event that causes the Pacific to be cooler than normal, bringing drought to southern US.
La Nina
El Nino
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The treaty designed to lower international levels of CO
2.
Endangered Species Act
Montreal Protocol
The Kyoto Protocol
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As evidence of climate change, what is happening to the glaciers around the world?
They are getting larger
They are changing color.
They are occurring in different places.
They are melting.
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If it is summer in the United States, it is __________ in Australia.
fall
winter
spring
summer
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The hole in the ozone layer is found over...
Europe
Antarctica
the United States
Africa
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Pheonix, AZ and Flagstaff, AZ have different climates mainly because...
latitude
Local geography
ocean currents
atmospheric circulation patterns
14
What was the name of the agreement between nations that reduced CFC production?
Clean Water Act
Montreal Protocol
Kyoto Treaty
Biodiversity Treaty
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Weather or Climate: "It has not rained today"
weather
climate
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An event that causes warm water in the Pacific ocean and brings rain to Southern USA.
El Nino
La Nina
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How long does it take CFCs to reach the stratosphere?
1 month
5-8 years
1 year
10-20 years
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Which answer about mountain ranges and climate is incorrect?
Mountains do not affect surrounding climate
A rain shadow desert is found on the inland side.
The coastal side usually has high levels of rain.
Temperatures are higher at lower elevations.
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What chemicals destroy the ozone layer?
Sulfur dioxide
Carbon dioxide
Water Vapor
Chlorofluorocarbons
20
The process of heat absorption by the Earth is called...
the ozone layer
latitude
El Nino
the greenhouse effect
21
Which city will get the least amount of solar energy?
Atlanta, GA
Seattle, WA
St. Louis, MO
Miami, FL
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Charles Keeling discovered that CO
2
levels have been ______ in the atmosphere for 60 years.
fluctuating
staying the same
decreasing
increasing
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As warm air rises, it _______.
cools
expands
heats up.
sinks
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Seattle, WA and Fargo, ND are about the same latitude. It rarely snows in Seattle b/c of ...
ocean currents
latitude
air circulation patterns
local elevation
25
What is a carbon footprint?
The amount of carbon found on land.
The amount of carbon a person emits into the atmosphere.
The amount of carbon used by plants.
The amount of carbon absorbed by the oceans.
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Which is NOT a greenhouse gas?
methane
ozone
carbon dioxide
water vapor
27
If the Earth was NOT tilted on its axis,...
the Earth would explode.
are seasons would be the same as they are now.
people at the equator would melt.
we would not have any seasons.
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Warm air holds ___________ water than cold air.
less
more
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Which factor does not influence climate?
ocean currents
longitude
latitude
local geography
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Why doesn't ozone pollution at the surface fill in the ozone layer hole in stratosphere?
What hole?
It does fix the hole.
Ozone is not found near the surface
Ozone breaks down before it can reach the stratosphere.
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The layer of the atmosphere that protects us from UV radiation.
troposphere
ozone layer
mesosphere
thermosphere
32
Weather or climate: "This week's high temperature is 34 degrees"
weather
climate
33
CFC's were found in all of the following except...
aerosol cans
fossil fuels
refridgerators
air conditioners
34
The greenhouse effect explains what phenomenon?
global warming
extinction of species
algal blooms
ozone hole
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Which is NOT a consequence of not having an ozone layer?
higher sea levels
diruption of photosynthesis
reduced crop production
skin cancers
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Latitude influences climate because the amount of _____ an area of Earth receives depends on it
carbon dioxide
precipitation
wind
solar energy
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The warm phase of the El Nino Southern Oscillation cycle is...
La Nina
El Nino
