Climatic Changes and Patterns

What is causing long term climatic change with the biggest impact?

• Deforestation

• Season Change

• Ice Ages

• Humans

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El Nino can bring stormy weather to areas that are normally dry and drought conditions to areas that are normally wet.

• true

• false

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Average temperatures over a long period of time

• Weather

• Climate

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Precipitation and temperature are both part of

• Weather

• Climate

• Both climate and weather

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Which latitude would have the warmest climate?

• 45 Degrees latitude

• 10 degrees latitude

• 90 degrees

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Areas with a lot of yearly precipitation are...

• Warmer, humid climates

• Warmer drier climates

• Cooler humid climates

• Cooler drier climates

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How do water molecules move from the atmosphere into the geosphere?

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Run-off

• Condensation

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Which areas have more moderate temperatures? Why?

• Continental because they are closer to land

• Marine because they are closer to water

• Continental because they are closer to water

• Marine because they are closer to the equator

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Which area would be warmer and more humid?

• Places closer to the red arrows

• Places closer to the blue arrows

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What happens to the temperature as elevation and altitude increase?

• It increases (warmer)

• It decreases (colder)

• It stays moderately the same

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