Earth's Climates

Which two variables are most important for determining a climate zone?

• average temperature and amount of precipitation throughout the year

• amount of overall humidity, and UV index

• average amount of precipitation throughout the year, and average dew point

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Which country is half polar and half subarctic?

• South America

• Greenland

• Canada

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What climate zone is Massachusetts in?

• Humid subtropical

• Temperate marine

• Humid Midlatitude

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What is climate?

• The average or typical weather conditions in a region of the world

• The atypical weather conditions in a region of the world.

• The variable, daily weather in various regions of the world

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Which of the following are consequences of climate change?

• Glaciers are shrinking and sea levels are rising

• Heat waves are longer and more intense

• Plant and animal habitat ranges are shifting

• All of the above

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The average weather conditions over a long time

• Precipitation

• Weathering

• Climate

• Snow Day

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The gradual increase in the average temperature of our planet Earth is called?

• Greenhouse Effect

• Global Warming

• Greenland Effect

• Ice Age

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The gradual increase in the average temperature of our planet Earth is called

• Greenhouse Effect

• Global Warming

• Greenland Effect

• Ice Age

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The average daily air temperature at a certain location increases when there is a seasonal increase in the number of daylight hours.

Which graph best shows this change?

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Which climate zone do the southern states fall into?

• humid subtropical

• humid midlatitude

• high-altitude

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