Unit 3 Part 2 Review: Climate

The Black Asphalt has a ______ albedo, which means it ______ more light than the grass

• High

  Reflects

• High

  Absorbs

• Low

  Reflects

• Low

  Absorbs

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True or false: If a material has a low albedo, it will absorbs more energy from the sun causing air temps to rise.

• True

• False

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What kind of climate do these states all have in common?

• Local climate

• Global climate

• Regional climate

• Microclimate

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What is climate change mitigation?

• Lessening climate change by reducing the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere

• Permanent removal of forests by humans to make land available for other uses

• Increased warming of the troposphere beyond the natural greenhouse effect due to human activities

• Long term change in climate patterns on Earth

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Which is NOT an example of how vegetation can impact local climate?

• Decrease/block wind

• Block sunlight/create shade

• Creates the rainshadow effect allowing the climate on each side of the mountain to be different

• Reduce temperatures from transpiration

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Which of the following is an effect of climate change that is occuring today? Select all that apply

• Sea Levels are increasing

• Severe Weather is more frequent and stronger

• Animals habitats are staying consistent

• Ice is melting

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Coal, oil, and natural gasses are examples of what?

• Resources that create an urban heat island

• global warming

• Fossil fuels

• Deforestation

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Scientific studies shows that the range of Edith’s Checkerspot butterfly is moving northward and to higher elevations. This is an example of ____

• how climate change is impacting weather patterns

• how climate change is causing sea levels to rise

• how humans are adapting to climate change

• how climate change is affecting ecosystems

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Using renewable energy resources that are sustainable helps mitigate climate change because

• they produce little or no carbon dioxide

• they are cheaper to use, so they save money.

• they put a permanent end to climate change.

• they produce excess oxygen that we need to breathe.

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Climate is affected by how much _______Earth receives from the _____.

• wind; storm fronts.

• precipitation; clouds.

• energy; the sun.

• oxygen; plants.

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