Weather and Climate Test #1 Study Sheet

The primary source of energy that drives climate and weather is:

• The Sun's radiation

• The Moon

• The Earth's core

• Ocean currents

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When fossil fuels are burned, carbon is:

• converted into carbon dioxide and released into the atmosphere

• turned into diamonds

• absorbed by plants

• transformed into water

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What is the term for cutting down trees which are the Earth's natural carbon sink?

• Deforestation

• Afforestation

• Reforestation

• Desertification

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Energy coming in from the Sun (D) is short wave visible light. True or False?

• True

• False

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As wavelength increases, frequency ________.

• decreases

• increases

• remains constant

• doubles

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For a feedback loop to be considered positive, what must happen?

• The output must decrease the input.

• The output must have no effect on the input.

• The output must increase the input.

• The input must remain constant.

The Greenhouse Effect is:

• a natural process that warms the Earth's surface.

• a phenomenon that cools the Earth's surface.

• an effect that has no impact on Earth's temperature.

• a process that only occurs on other planets.

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Which of the following is a main greenhouse gas?

• Oxygen (O₂)

• Carbon dioxide (CO₂)

• Nitrogen (N₂)

• Helium (He)

The angle of insolation affects Earth's climate by:

• increasing the temperature at the poles

• decreasing the temperature at the equator

• causing seasonal variations

• having no effect on climate

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The seasons on Earth are caused by:

• The distance of Earth from the Sun

• The tilt of Earth's axis and revolution

• The shape of Earth's orbit

• The tilt of Earth's axis and speed of rotation

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