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One cause of ____ may be deforestation. a. thunderstorms c. clouds b. global warming d. precipitation
What is Global warming
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A major influence on climate is ____. a. large bodies of water c. ocean currents b. large cities d. all of the above
What is All of the above
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The rays of the Sun strike Earth most directly ____. a. at the equator c. in the temperate zone b. at the poles d. over the oceans
What is at the equator
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Geological records indicate ____. a. that Earth was flatter in the past b. that there were no ice ages until 1 million years ago c. nothing about the climate in the past d. at times in the past 2 million years, glaciers covered large parts of Earth
What is D.
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Name the 4 seasons
What is Fall, Spring, Winter, Summer
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The increase in average global temperature. a. greenhouse effect b. deforestation c. global warming d. Carbon
What is global warming
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The region between latitudes 23.5 degrees N and 23.5 degrees S. It receives the most Solar Radiation. a. polar zones b. climate c. tropics d. temperate zones
What is the tropics
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Destroying and cutting down trees. a. greenhouse effect b. deforestation c. global warming d. Carbon
What is deforestation
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Climate is different from weather in that it ____. a. changes more frequently c. is more extreme b. changes less frequently d. gets more attention on television
What is Changes less frequently
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Between the tropics and polar zones are the ____________. Most of the United States is in this zone. a. polar zones b. climate c. tropics d. temperate zones
What is temperate zones
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The ________ extends from 66.5 degrees N and 66.5 degrees S. Solar radiation hits these at a low angle. a. polar zones b. climate c. tropics d. temperate zones
What is polar zones
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A gas that increases the greenhouse effect is ____. a. hydrogen c. oxygen b. carbon dioxide d. none of the above
What is carbon dioxide
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When gas, oil, and coal are burned, ____ is added to the atmosphere. a. chlorofluorocarbon c. hydrogen b. carbon dioxide d. oxygen
What is carbon dioxide
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Which receives the most solar radiation? a. the tropics c. the oceans b. the polar zones d. the temperate zones
What is the tropics
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A climate classification system divides regions according to ____. a. temperature c. the types of plants found there b. the amount of precipitation d. all of the above
What is All of the above
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During El Niño years, ____. a. trade winds strengthen b. ocean temperatures decrease off the coast of Peru c. ocean temperatures increase off the coast of Peru d. the jet stream is usually unaffected
What is ocean temperatures increase off the coast of Peru
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Earth can be cooled greatly by ____. a. deforestation c. the greenhouse effect b. the burning of fossil fuels d. volcanic eruptions
What is volcanic eruptions
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El Niño is a climate event that starts in the ____ and sets off changes in the atmosphere. a. tropical Atlantic Ocean c. Arctic Ocean b. tropical Pacific Ocean d. Indian Ocean
What is Tropical Pacific Ocean
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Moderate temperatures are characteristic of ____. a. the polar zone c. both a and b b. the tropics d. the temperate zones
What is The temperate zones
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A behavioral adaptation in which animals undergo a period of greatly reduced activity in winter is ____. a. clusters c. burrows b. hibernation d. estivation
What is hibernation
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Earth's atmosphere is warmed by the greenhouse effect because heat radiated from Earth's surface is ____ by gases in the atmosphere. a. cooled c. burned up b. absorbed d. none of the above
What is absorbed
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Seasons are caused by differences in daylight, temperature, and weather patterns due to ____. a. El Niño b. global warming c. the tilt of the Earth as it revolves around the Sun d. all of the above
What is the tilt of the Earth as it revolves around the sun
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During El Niño, trade winds that blow east to west weaken and sometimes ____. a. stop c. speed up b. reverse d. rise
What is reverse
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If there were no greenhouse effect, Earth's surface would ____. a. be too hot for life to exist c. be too cold for life to exist b. be all water d. not be affected
What is be too cold for life to exist
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If there are 24 consecutive hours of darkness, then ____. a. it is summer near a polar region c. it is spring at the equator b. it is winter near a polar region d. it is a winter day in a temperate zone
What is it is winter near a polar region