Ch. 4.1 Review: Weather and Climate

The day-to-day conditions of the Earth's atmosphere are referred to as...

• climate
• weather
• greenhouse effect
• microclimate

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Wind and ocean currents are created by

• greenhouse gases
• the changing angle of Earth's axis
• the reflection of solar energy back into space
• the unequal distribution of heat across Earth

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Earth's three main climate zones are produces by

• the unequal distribution of heat over Earth's curved surface.
• changes in longitude.
• direct sunlight over the poles.
• the greenhouse effect.

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A regions's climate is defined by

• factors such as solar energy trapped in the biosphere, latitude, wind, and ocean currents.
• the day-to-day condition of the Earth's atmosphere.
• year-after-year patterns of temperature and precipitation.
• environmental conditions that vary over small distances. 

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The Earth's average temperature is largely controlled by concentrations of which three greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?

• carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor
• carbon dioxide, methane, and hydrochloric acid
• carbon dioxide, ozone, and methane
• carbon dioxide, oxygen, and nitrogen

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An increase in the greenhouse effect causes an increase in

• carbon dioxide
• temperature
• oxygen
• water

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A small valley where the average temperature is usually higher than that of the surrounding countryside has its own

• weather
• climate
• rainfall
• microclimate

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The factor that generally has the greatest effect on determining a region's climate is its

• longtitude
• abundant plant species
• distance from the equator
• closeness to a river

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All of the following are abiotic factors that affect global climate EXCEPT

• latitutde
• longititude
• solar energy 
• ocean currents

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The greenhouse effect is

• .something that has only occurred for the last 50 years.
• natural phenomenon that maintains Earth’s temperature range.
• the result of the differences in the angle of the sun’s rays
• an unnatural phenomenon that causes heat energy to be radiated back into the atmosphere.

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