Chapter 8 Climate

True or false

In the center of continents, weather is more constant through the year.

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A climate classification system divides regions according to _____.

• temperature

• the amount of precipitation

• vegetation

• all of the above

Which receives the most solar radiation?

• the equator

• the polar zones

• the oceans

• the temperate zones

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The factor that strongly influences the climate of San Francisco is _______.

• fog

• its elevation

• the ocean west of the city

• the mountains east of the city

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Which of the following does NOT affect the climate of an area?

• latitude

• altitude

• longitude

• being in a city rather than in a rural area

Walking barefoot in the summer, the path you were on changed from concrete to asphalt. You noticed that the asphalt felt hotter than the concrete, even though it is old and faded. Why?

• Because the asphalt has a higher specific heat than the concrete

• The concrete has a higher specific heat than the asphalt

• The climate changed from the concrete to the asphalt

• Nothing, it was a coincidence

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In the picture, which hemisphere is experiencing summer? Why?

• The southern hemisphere is receiving more direct sunlight and having longer days

• The northern hemisphere is receiving more direct sunlight and having longer days

• The southern hemisphere is receiving indirect sunlight and having shorter days.

• The northern hemisphere is recei ing indirect sunlight and having shorter days

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The warm periods that occur between ice ages are called

• interglacials

• anteglacials

• intraglacials

• endoglacials

During which process do trees remove carbon dioxide from the air?

• deforestation

• while being burned to clear a field

• photosynthesis

• both a and b

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How do clouds made up of small droplets help cool the climate?

• Clouds with small droplets refect more sunlight than clouds with large droplets

• Small droplets are colder than large droplets when they fall as rain

• Clouds with small droplets make it rain more often than clouds with large droplets

• Clouds with small droplets move slower than clouds with large droplets, and keep the same area dark for longer

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