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Climate and Climatic Changes
Climate and Climatic Changes
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The study of the differences in weather and why these differences occur.
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One possible effect of global warming
greenhouse effect
flooded coastal cities
increased nitrogen levels
carbon dioxide
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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
gamma rays
volcanic ash
3
Most scientist agree that global warming is occurring, but mainly disagree about?
what global warming really is
how much has occurred...and where to have lunch
whether there are greenhouse gases
what is causing it
4
A lowering of global temperatures caused by dust blocking solar radiation can be triggerd by
volcanic eruptions
hurricanes
blizzards
El Niño
5
Climate changes may be triggered by changes in Earth's axis and
continents
density
circumfrence
orbit
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Koeppen Class: Prevails in the southeastern US, summers warm/muggy, winters dry/cool
tropical climate
mild climate
continental climate
polar climate
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Koeppen Class: Located between the Polar Zones and the tropics, bad weather, sum/winter extrem
Mild climate
Dry Climate
Continental Climate
Polar Climate
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Automobile exhaust and industrial emissions are major sources of CO
2
False
True
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The flow of the winds blowing from 30 degrees latitude to 90 degree latitude create
Temperate cells
Polar cells
Hadley cells
Ferrel cells
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How does the presence of a large body of water affect climate?
Can enhance the local area climate by 2.5x
It doesn't
Gives aquatic life an opportunity to impact climate
Coastal area can be warmer in winter, cooler in summer.
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These prevailing winds blow from 60 degrees latitude to 90 degrees latitude
North Winds
Westerlies
Trade winds
Polar Easterlies
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How do air masses affect climate?
It does't
Climate is the same as the air masses formed
The climate changes the air mass
The air masses move around the climate zones
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A rise in global temperatures
Out-continental heat transfer
Global Warming
Earth fair
Inter-continental heat transfer
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Natural heating of the Earth's surface caused by certain atmospheric gases?
Volcanic conduit resonance
global warming
greenhouse effect
Longitudinal heat dispersion (LHD)
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How do mountains affect climate?
Hotter and dryer on the Windward side
They don't...and who cares
Wetter and cooler on the windward side
Wetter and cooler on the leeward side
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Continental tropical air, little/no precip, vegetation scarce, no clouds
dry climate
polar climate
mild climate
tropical climate
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Periodic change in Pacific ocean surface temperature causing waters along Cal. coast to be colder than normal
La Nina
Prevailing Winds
El Nino
Santa Ana Winds
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It causes ocean currents to curve to the right in Northern Hemisphere & left in the Southern Hemisphere.
Uneven heating of the Sun
Coriolis Effect
salinity of water
Seasonal Winds
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A 'heat island' is an example of what type of climate?
microclimate
tropical climate
dry climate
polar climate
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Southern Calif. receives its Santa Ana Winds blowing warm dry winds in the fall & early winter. They are known as
Prevailing winds
North winds
Trade winds
Seasonal winds
21
The burning of fossil fuels releases the greenhouse gas CO
2
into the atmosphere
False
True
22
When the Earth's orbit elongates, Earth passes closer to the Sun and climates become
wetter
colder
warmer
dryer
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Which of the following would normals best describe?
a mountain
an ocean
a land mass
a specific location
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Koeppen Class: Warmest temp below 10°C and precipitation is generally low
Continental Climate
Polar Climate
Tropical Climate
Dry Climate
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What is El Nino
A warm wind
a cool ocean current
a warm ocean current
Cool Wind
26
How does latitude effect climate?
Cats are secretly controlling the weather...
The amount of solar radiation received varies with latitude
Latitude causes the earths rotation to speed up
Latitude doesn't, longitude does...
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Seasons are short term periods of climatic change caused by variations in daylight and temp
True
False
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These prevailing winds blow from 30 degrees latitude to 60 degree latitude
Westerlies
Trade winds
North winds
Polar Easterlies
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Which greenhouse gas is most associated with global warming?
ozone
carbon monoxide
carbon dioxide
methane
30
Earth is currently experiencing a warm period between ice ages, called an interglacial period
True
False
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Which of the following does NOT impact climate
large bodies of water
satillites
mountains
latitude
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Which of the following is NOT used to classify climates in the Climatic region (Koeppen) classification system?
vegetation
wind
moisture
temperature
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El Niño develops because of a weakening of what
the prevailing westerlies]
the trade winds
the jet stream
the polar front
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The main source of Earth's energy
Earth's mantle
...the moon
....the sun
....ancient cat society, know at the Kitty Cat Witches (KCW)
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El Niño can bring stormy weather to areas that are normally dry
true
false
36
Trees decrease atmospheric levels of CO
2
True
False
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If its winter in the northern hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemispher
spring
summer
fall
winter
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Which of the following is an example of long term climatic change?
fall
ice ages
El Nino
summer
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If the global warming trend continues, the effect on the planet could include
a colder climate
the loss of the Earth's atmosphere
a rise in sea level
increase in the size of polar ice caps
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These prevailing winds blow from 30 degrees to 0 degree latitude.
Trade winds
Polar Easterlies
Westerlies
North winds
