Factors Affecting Climate Change

Who studied variations in the shape of the Earth's orbit around the Sun and the tilt of the Earth's axis?

• Isaac Newton
• Aristotle
• Milutin Milankovitch
• Edison 

What is the most important factor that affects climate on Earth?

• Tilt
• Solar Activity
• Latitude
• Precession

Every how many years does the sunspot cycle occur?

• 9 
• 10 
• 11 
• 12 

What is the orientation of Earth's axis of rotation?

• Tilt
• Solar Radiation
• Orbital Ecentricity
• Precession

How many factors did Milankovitch studied that could act as mechanisms to change the climate?

• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

What is the angle of the Earth's tilt?

• 24°
• 23.5°
• 23°
• 22.5°

Because of the _________ of the Earth only the front most portion receives direct sunlight.

• Tilt
• Shape 
• Orbital Eccentricity
• None of the above

What are the key factors the determine the climate at a particular location?

• Tilt
• Latitude
• Polar Region
• Latitude and Tilt

What region receives the least amount of solar radiation?

• Polar Region
• South Region
• West Region
• East Region

Places located at high latitude receives less sunlight than places at low latitude.

• True 
• False