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- 1. Multiple Choice
What do we call an area's long-term pattern of weather?
Weather
Climate
Fossil Fuel
Atmosphere
- 2. Multiple Choice
What does a greenhouse gas do to Earth's atmosphere?
Reflects heat into space
Traps heat to Earth
Increases oxygen content
Cools the air
- 3. Multiple Choice
How does burning fossil fuels change the climate?
Increases greenhouse gases
Changes intensity of the sun
Changes the tilt of Earth
Blocks out the sun with gas
- 4. Multiple Choice
Compared to the equator, what kind of temperatures exist at high latitudes (near 90° N and S)?
Warmer temps
Cooler temps
There is no difference based on latitude
- 5. Multiple Choice
Why is the areas around the equator warmer than that of the poles?
More direct sunlight
More greenhouse gases
More water
More reflective ice
- 6. Multiple Choice
How do changes in Earth's orbit change Earth's climate?
Changes where direct sunlight hits
Changes the types of gases on Earth
Changes the amount of heat on Earth
They change nothing
- 7. Multiple Choice
What two factors do we use to define the climate of an area?
Average temperature and average precipitation
Average pressure and average humidity
Average temperature and average cloud cover
Average precipitation and average humidity
- 8. Multiple Choice
How does elevation influence an area's climate?
The higher the elevation, the cooler the temperatures.
The higher the elevation, the warmer the temperatures.
Elevation does not affect climate.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a way that humans put carbon dioxide into the atmosphere:
Burning fossil fuels
Respiration
Burning down forests
Going through photosynthesis
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a potential impact of rising global temperatures:
Rising sea-levels
Global Warming
Species Migration
More sea ice
- 11. Multiple Choice
What do we call the heating of Earth's atmosphere due to gases that trap the heat around the Earth?
Greenhouse Effect
Milankovitch Cycle
Solar Cycle
Carbon Cycle
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a potential cause of climate change?
Plate tectonics
Species Extinction
Orbital Pattern Changes
Changes to the Atmospheric Composition
- 13. Multiple Choice
What has carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere done since the industrial revolution?
Increased
Decreased
Not Changed
Fluctuated
- 14. Multiple Choice
What do we call a natural fuel made by decomposition of ancient plant matter?
Fossil Fuel
Greenhouse Gas
Climate
Photosynthetic Matter
- 15. Multiple Choice
What trend do we see when looking at temperature anomaly data since the industrial revolution?
Average temperatures trend upward
Average temperatures trend downward
Average temperatures do not trend up or down
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