Atmosphere & Climate

Over time changes occur naturally in the Earth’s climate. How are these changes effected by humans?

• Slowing it down

• Reversing it

• Speeding it up

• Nothing, we cannot affect the climate.

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As sea ice melts, what is happening to sea levels?

• They are rising

• They are lowering

• Nothing, the ice was already in the water

• Increasing the temperature

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Why does the equator experience about the same temperatures year-round?

• It tilts toward the sun and gets much more direct solar energy.

• It has no prevailing winds.

• It has no mountains to affect the climate.

• The sun’s rays strike the equator at about the same angle all year.

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Seasons are caused by

• the sun’s cycle.

• the greenhouse effect.

• sunspots

• the tilt of Earth’s axis.

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Which gas is NOT a greenhouse gas?

• Oxygen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Methane

• Water Vapor

The average weather of an area over a very long period of time.

• temperature

• climate

• weather map

• solar energy

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Determine if it’s referring to Weather or Climate: “When Avalyn came back from Brazil she told us that the average temperature is 68 degrees Fahrenheit and their summers are usually hot and humid”. This statement refers to

• Weather

• Climate

• Neither

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Which health issue associated with the ozone hole?

• difficult breathing

• fever

• skin cancer

• nagging cough

Winds that extend from the poles to 60 degrees latitude?

• westerly winds

• easterly winds

• jet streams

• polar winds

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Which of the following explains why one side of a mountain usually has more precipitation than the other side of the mountain.

• Mountains force air to rise, the air cools and releases moisture as it rises.

• The atmosphere gets denser as elevation increases.

• Temperatures are higher on one side of a mountain than on the other.

• The land on one side is more green and lush than the other.

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