1.16: Unit Test: Climate Change

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How is climate different from weather?

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

Temperature decreases with altitude.

Mountain areas are far from large bodies of water.

Mountain regions are found in higher latitudes.

Ocean currents stabilize the climate in mountain regions.

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

a year that was cool or dry

a year that was warm or dry

a year that was wet or cool

a year that was warm or wet

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What two things determine how a climatic region is classified?

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

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Name 4 greenhouse gases.

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

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

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

increased steadily

increased, with virtually of all the increase occurring in the last 40 years.

fluctuated within a narrow range, with no net increase.

increased, with most of the increase occurring from 1940 to 1980.

decreased steadily, before a sharp increase in the last 20 years.

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

Nitrous oxide

Water vapor

Chlorofluorocarbons

Carbon Dioxide

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What is the purpose of the ozone layer?

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

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

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

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

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

Slight breeze

Wet and cloudy skies

Dry and clear skies

Humid and clear skies

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1.16: Unit Test: Climate Change

How is climate different from weather?

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

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

What two things determine how a climatic region is classified?

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

Name 4 greenhouse gases.

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

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

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

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

What is the purpose of the ozone layer?

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

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

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

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

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

Why is Antartica considered a desert?

How is climate different from weather?

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

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

What two things determine how a climatic region is classified?

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

Name 4 greenhouse gases.

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

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

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

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

What is the purpose of the ozone layer?

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

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

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

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

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

Why is Antartica considered a desert?