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The study of the differences in weather and why these differences occur.
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When the Earth's orbit elongates, Earth passes closer to the Sun and climates become
dryer
warmer
wetter
colder
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Koeppen Class: Warmest temp below 10°C and precipitation is generally low
Dry Climate
Polar Climate
Tropical Climate
Continental Climate
3
What is El Nino
a warm ocean current
a cool ocean current
A warm wind
Cool Wind
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El Niño develops because of a weakening of what
the trade winds
the jet stream
the prevailing westerlies]
the polar front
5
El Niño can bring stormy weather to areas that are normally dry
true
false
6
How does the presence of a large body of water affect climate?
Gives aquatic life an opportunity to impact climate
Coastal area can be warmer in winter, cooler in summer.
Can enhance the local area climate by 2.5x
It doesn't
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Koeppen Class: Located between the Polar Zones and the tropics, bad weather, sum/winter extrem
Polar Climate
Continental Climate
Dry Climate
Mild climate
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Scientist hypothesize that an increase in CO
2
leads to an increase in Earth's absorption of
water vapor
solar radiation
volcanic ash
gamma rays
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How does latitude effect climate?
Latitude doesn't, longitude does...
Latitude causes the earths rotation to speed up
Cats are secretly controlling the weather...
The amount of solar radiation received varies with latitude
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Which of the following is NOT used to classify climates in the Koeppen classification system?
wind
vegetation
temperature
moisture
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Which of the following does NOT impact climate
satillites
mountains
large bodies of water
latitude
12
If the global warming trend continues, the effect on the planet could include
the loss of the Earth's atmosphere
increase in the size of polar ice caps
a rise in sea level
a colder climate
13
Which greenhouse gas is most associated with global warming?
carbon dioxide
carbon monoxide
ozone
methane
14
Trees decrease atmospheric levels of CO
2
True
False
15
Koeppen Class: Continental tropical air, little/no precip, vegetation scarce, no clouds
dry climate
polar climate
mild climate
tropical climate
16
Automobile exhaust and industrial emissions are major sources of CO
2
False
True
17
Which of the following is an example of long term climatic change?
ice ages
summer
El Nino
fall
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How do mountains affect climate?
Hotter and dryer on the Windward side
Wetter and cooler on the leeward side
Wetter and cooler on the windward side
They don't...and who cares
19
A lowering of global temperatures caused by dust blocking solar radiation can be triggerd by
El Niño
hurricanes
volcanic eruptions
blizzards
20
Seasons are short term periods of climatic change caused by variations in daylight and temp
True
False
21
Natural heating of the Earth's surface caused by certain atmospheric gases?
Volcanic conduit resonance
greenhouse effect
Longitudinal heat dispersion (LHD)
global warming
22
The main source of Earth's energy
....the sun
Earth's mantle
...the moon
....ancient cat society, know at the Kitty Cat Witches (KCW)
23
Most scientist agree that global warming is occurring, but mainly disagree about?
how much has occurred...and where to have lunch
whether there are greenhouse gases
what global warming really is
what is causing it
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Koeppen Class: Prevails in the southeastern US, summers warm/muggy, winters dry/cool
tropical climate
continental climate
mild climate
polar climate
25
Climate changes may be triggered by changes in Earth's axis and
continents
orbit
density
circumfrence
26
Earth is currently experiencing a warm period between ice ages, called an interglacial period
False
True
27
One possible effect of global warming
carbon dioxide
flooded coastal cities
increased nitrogen levels
greenhouse effect
28
A rise in global temperatures
Global Warming
Inter-continental heat transfer
Out-continental heat transfer
Earth fair
29
If its winter in the northern hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemispher
fall
summer
winter
spring
30
Which of the following would normals best describe?
a mountain
a specific location
an ocean
a land mass
31
How do air masses affect climate?
The climate changes the air mass
Climate is the same as the air masses formed
It does't
The air masses move around the climate zones
32
Global warming is linked to human activities, maintaining those activities will reduce levels
False
True
33
A heat island is an example of what type of climate?
polar climate
dry climate
microclimate
tropical climate
34
What is the Maunder minimum?
a volcanic eruption
an ice age
a period of low sunspot activity
a cycle of the Earth's orbit
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The burning of fossil fuels releases the greenhouse gas CO
2
into the atmosphere
False
True
