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AE4B 7.1 Climate change
AE4B 7.1 Climate change
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Climate change, climate zones #climatechange #climatezones
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In tropical wet climate regions you would typically find:
Deserts
Wetlands
Rainforests
Savannahs
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The gradual increase in the temperature of Earth’s atmosphere is called:
Variation hypothesis
Ice warming
Global warming
Water warming
3
A tropical grassland with scattered clumps of trees is a:
Savannah
Rainforest
Desert
Steppe
4
The average condition of temperature, precipitation, wind, and clouds in an area over time is:
Climate
Season
Latitude
Weather
5
Gasses in the atmosphere that trap energy are called:
Infrared gasses
Oxygen
Greenhouse gasses
Water vapor
6
Which GHG is produced from the cattle industry and from landfills?
methane
carbon dioxide
mustard gas
dave mustain
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Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere ____________________ global warming.
Does nothing
Slows
Causes
Stops
8
Scientists classify climates according to two major factors: temperature and ______________
Pressure
Precipitation
Amount of sunlight
Humidity
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In arid climate regions you would typically find:
Savannahs
Rainforests
Deserts
Wetlands
10
A wet, warm climate zone on the edge of the tropics is:
Continental climate
Subarctic
Humid subtropical
Tundra
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The main cause of ozone depletion is:
Sun spots
Chlorofluorocarbons
Global warming
Greenhouse gasses
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True or False: Scientists have gathered evidence that show that the Earth is getting colder.
True
False
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True or False: Dry climates can be arid and semiarid.
False
True