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The study of the differences in weather and why these differences occur.
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Koeppen Class: Continental tropical air, little/no precip, vegetation scarce, no clouds
dry climate
mild climate
polar climate
tropical climate
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Koeppen Class: Located between the Polar Zones and the tropics, bad weather, sum/winter extrem
Continental Climate
Polar Climate
Dry Climate
Mild climate
3
What is the Maunder minimum?
a volcanic eruption
a period of low sunspot activity
a cycle of the Earth's orbit
an ice age
4
A lowering of global temperatures caused by dust blocking solar radiation can be triggerd by
volcanic eruptions
El Niño
blizzards
hurricanes
5
Earth is currently experiencing a warm period between ice ages, called an interglacial period
True
False
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Koeppen Class: Prevails in the southeastern US, summers warm/muggy, winters dry/cool
polar climate
tropical climate
mild climate
continental climate
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How do mountains affect climate?
They don't...and who cares
Hotter and dryer on the Windward side
Wetter and cooler on the windward side
Wetter and cooler on the leeward side
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Which of the following is NOT used to classify climates in the Koeppen classification system?
wind
vegetation
moisture
temperature
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Automobile exhaust and industrial emissions are major sources of CO
2
True
False
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Koeppen Class: Warmest temp below 10°C and precipitation is generally low
Continental Climate
Tropical Climate
Dry Climate
Polar Climate
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If its winter in the northern hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemispher
winter
spring
summer
fall
12
Most scientist agree that global warming is occurring, but mainly disagree about?
what global warming really is
whether there are greenhouse gases
how much has occurred...and where to have lunch
what is causing it
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El Niño develops because of a weakening of what
the prevailing westerlies]
the polar front
the jet stream
the trade winds
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Trees decrease atmospheric levels of CO
2
False
True
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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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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
17
A heat island is an example of what type of climate?
tropical climate
dry climate
microclimate
polar climate
18
What is El Nino
a cool ocean current
a warm ocean current
Cool Wind
A warm wind
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A rise in global temperatures
Out-continental heat transfer
Earth fair
Global Warming
Inter-continental heat transfer
20
When the Earth's orbit elongates, Earth passes closer to the Sun and climates become
warmer
colder
dryer
wetter
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Which of the following does NOT impact climate
satillites
large bodies of water
latitude
mountains
22
Natural heating of the Earth's surface caused by certain atmospheric gases?
Volcanic conduit resonance
global warming
greenhouse effect
Longitudinal heat dispersion (LHD)
23
Scientist hypothesize that an increase in CO
2
leads to an increase in Earth's absorption of
gamma rays
volcanic ash
solar radiation
water vapor
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Seasons are short term periods of climatic change caused by variations in daylight and temp
False
True
25
One possible effect of global warming
greenhouse effect
increased nitrogen levels
flooded coastal cities
carbon dioxide
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The burning of fossil fuels releases the greenhouse gas CO
2
into the atmosphere
True
False
27
Climate changes may be triggered by changes in Earth's axis and
circumfrence
density
orbit
continents
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Which of the following would normals best describe?
a specific location
a mountain
an ocean
a land mass
29
How do air masses affect climate?
It does't
The air masses move around the climate zones
Climate is the same as the air masses formed
The climate changes the air mass
30
El Niño can bring stormy weather to areas that are normally dry
true
false
31
The main source of Earth's energy
....ancient cat society, know at the Kitty Cat Witches (KCW)
....the sun
Earth's mantle
...the moon
32
Which greenhouse gas is most associated with global warming?
carbon monoxide
carbon dioxide
methane
ozone
33
How does the presence of a large body of water affect climate?
It doesn't
Coastal area can be warmer in winter, cooler in summer.
Can enhance the local area climate by 2.5x
Gives aquatic life an opportunity to impact climate
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Which of the following is an example of long term climatic change?
El Nino
ice ages
fall
summer
