1.16: Unit Test: Climate Change
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17 questions
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How is climate different from weather?
How is climate different from weather?
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Which of the following describes why mountain regions are colder than the surrounding regions?
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?
When analyzing tree rings, what do scientists assume a thin ring indicates?
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What two things determine how a climatic region is classified?
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.
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.
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)
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)
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:
Over the past 100 years, global carbon dioxide levels have:
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Which of the following is NOT a naturally occurring greenhouse gas?
Which of the following is NOT a naturally occurring greenhouse gas?
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What is the purpose of the ozone layer?
What is the purpose of the ozone layer?
2
Based on the Greenhouse Effect....What is happening at point 1?
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?
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?
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.
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?
What type of weather can be found in low pressure zones?
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Why is Antartica considered a desert?
Why is Antartica considered a desert?