8.2-Climate Change - 2

Continent shifting is a process that occurs ____ and continually.

• gradually

• rapidly

• suddenly

• sporadically

Fluctuations in solar radiation have a ____ impact on climate.

• significant / big

• minor

• negligible

• minimal

Volcanic ash can stop the ____ from reaching the Earth's surface.

• sunlight

• water

• coldness

• energy

Shifting continents, solar activity, and volcanic eruptions are the ____ processes that affect climate change.

• natural

• un-natural

• geological

• terrestrial

Landmasses and bodies of water are factors that ____ climate.

• Regulate

• Irregulate

• Worsen

• bad affect

Our ____ goes through cycles of energy production.

• Sun

• Moon

• Star

• Planet

Volcanic ash can cause a ____ global cooling when the ash blocks the solar energy.

• short-term

• long-term

• medium-term

• immediate

Volcanic eruption can release a great amount of ____ into the atmosphere, which can cause the Earth to warm.

• Greenhouse gases

• Oxygen

• Helium

• Vapors

The ____ may cause sudden changes in climate by disturbing the atmosphere.

• volcanic eruption

• earthquake

• tsunami

• hurricane

Every 40,000 to 100,000 years, variation in Earth's ____ can cause climate change.

• Tilt

• Shape

• Oceans

• Continets