Climate Regents Review

Front

What type of energy is reradiated by the Earth at night?

Back

infrared

Front

What factor most likely caused an increase in the CO2 levels from 1960 to 1990? Options: Violent storms, Nuclear power, Volcanic eruptions, Fossil fuels

Back

Fossil fuels

Front

Which two gases are major greenhouse gases? Options: carbon dioxide and methane, oxygen and nitrogen, hydrogen and helium, ozone and chlorine

Back

carbon dioxide and methane

Front

Which climate condition results from an increase in distance from the equator and an increase in elevation above sea level?

Back

cooler temperatures

Front

The Gulf Stream and North Atlantic current modify the climate of northeastern Europe by making the climate

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warmer and more humid

Front

Compared to the rate at which the temperature of land changes, the temperature of water changes

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more slowly because water has a higher specific heat

Front

Why does city B have a much lower temperature range than city A?

Back

City A is further away from water.

Front

Prevailing winds typically blow from ________ to _________ in the United States, which is why the NY side Lake Erie receives lake effect snow and the other side does not.

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West to East

Front

Clouds form on the windward side of mountains because this is where air

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rises and cools

Front

Lake effect snow develops as a result of cold air that moves over warm lake water.

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cold air that moves over warm lake water