1.16: Unit Test: Climate Change

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17 questions
1

How is climate different from weather?

1

Which of the following describes why mountain regions are colder than the surrounding regions?

1

When analyzing tree rings, what do scientists assume a thin ring indicates?

2

What two things determine how a climatic region is classified?

1

Meteorologists studying the change in a region's precipitation over a 20-year period are studying the region's weather.

4

Name 4 greenhouse gases.

3


Explain why Seattle has a milder climate than Spokane? (Refer to the 1.13 Temperature of Soil and Water lab)

4


Why are China and India's carbon dioxide emissions increasing? (Select all that apply)

2



Over the past 100 years, global carbon dioxide levels have:

1

Which of the following is NOT a naturally occurring greenhouse gas?

2

What is the purpose of the ozone layer?

2


Based on the Greenhouse Effect....What is happening at point 1?

2


Based on the Greenhouse Effect....What is happening at point 2?

2


Based on the Greenhouse Effect....What is happening at point 3?

3

Explain how the greenhouse effect works. Use the following terms: Solar radiation, reflection, and absorbtion.

1

What type of weather can be found in low pressure zones?

1

Why is Antartica considered a desert?