Weather and Climate Concepts

What is the term for the long-term pattern of weather in a particular area?

• Weather

• Climate

• Albedo

• Coriolis Effect

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Which of the following is a factor that influences climate?

• Distance from the sun

• Type of soil

• Ocean currents

• Human activities

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Fill in the blank: The state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place is known as _______.

• Climate

• Weather

• Albedo

• Insolation

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Milankovitch cycles include which of the following components?

• Precession

• Obliquity

• Eccentricity

• All of the above.

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Fill in the blank: Climate differs due to _______ & latitude.

• A) Altitude

• B) Longitude

• C) Temperature

• D) Humidity

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What are the three key cycles in Milankovitch Cycles?

• Eccentricity, Obliquity, Precession

• Rotation, Revolution, Tilt

• Solar, Lunar, Stellar

• None of the above.

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Eccentricity refers to changes in Earth's orbit from _______ to elliptical.

• Circular

• Square

• Triangular

• Rectangular

During Perihelion, Earth is closest to the sun. What is the effect on solar insolation?

• Minimum is 3% less than present

• Maximum is 9% greater than present

• Both A and B

• None of the above.

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What is the usual month for Aphelion when Earth is farthest from the sun?

• January

• July

• March

• September

The cycles in Milankovitch Cycles are thought to have caused Earth to swing between ice ages and warmer periods called _______.

• Interglacials

• Solstices

• Equinoxes

• Epochs