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1
Earth can be cooled greatly by___.
deforestation
the burning of fossil fuels
volcanic eruptions
the greenhouse effect
2
The rays of the Sun strike Earth most directly ____.
at the equator
over the oceans
in the temperate zone
at the poles
3
Overtime, animals adapt. Which animal has adapted to life in the hot tropical zone?
snake
moose
penguin
snowy owl
4
Which of the following human activities would most affect the cycle shown?
farming
pollution
burning fossil fuels
deforestation
5
If there are 24 consecutive hours of darkness, then ____.
it is a winter day in a temperate zone
it is spring at the equator
it is summer near a polar region
it is winter near a polar
6
Seasons are caused by differences in daylight, temperature, and weather patterns due to ____.
the tilt of the Earth as it revolves around the Sun
El Nino
global warming
All the options
7
A major influence of climate is _____.
large bodies of water
large cities
ocean currents
all of the options
8
Which statement about trees is true?
They use sunlight to clean the air.
They help reduce the amount of CO2 in the air.
They release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
They do not play a role in the carbon dioxide cycle.
9
Climate is different from weather in that it ____.
changes less frequently
changes more frequently
gets more attention on tv
is more extreme
10
One cause of _____ may be deforestation.
global warming
thunderstorms
precipitation
clouds
11
When gas, oil, and coal are burned, ___ is added to the atmosphere.
hydrogen
chlorofluorocarbons
carbon dioxide
oxygen
12
Moderate temperatures are a characteristic of ____
Tundra
Temperate
Polar
Tropics
13
Which of the following facts might be related to polar climates?
These regions lie between latitudes 23° N and 23°S.
Year-round temperatures are always hot.
Solar energy hits these regions at a low angle.
Temperatures in these zones are moderate.
14
A gas that increase the greenhouse effect is ____.
hydrogen
oxygen
nitrogen
carbon dioxide
15
Using the picture, if the atmosphere did the same the thing, what would happen to our climate?
nothing would change
many more plants would grow
an ice age would occur
it might get warmer
16
El Niño is a climate event that starts in the __ and sets off changes in the atmosphere.
tropical Atlantic ocean
tropical Pacific ocean
Indian ocean
Arctic ocean
17
Geologic records indicate ___.
that there were no ice ages until 1 MYA
that Earth was flatter in the past
nothing about the climate in the past
at times in the past 2 MY, glaciers covered Earth
18
Climatologists use a classification system developed in 1918 by ____.
Galileo
Wegener
Einstein
Koppen
19
During El Nino years, ____.
ocean temperatures decrease near Peru
the jet stream is usually unaffected
ocean temperatures increase near Peru
tradewinds strengthen
20
A climate classification system divides regions according to ___.
All of the above
temperature
the amount of precipitation
the types of plants found there
