Review Chapter 6: Climatic Changes

What’s Your Favorite Thing About Thanksgiving?

Turk

ey

Veg

etab

les

Footb

all

Par

ade

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1. Turkey

2. Vegetables

3. Football

4. Parade

One cause of ___ may be deforestation.

Thund

erst

orm

s

Glo

bal W

arm

ing

Clo

uds

Pre

cipi

tatio

n

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1. Thunderstorms

2. Global Warming

3. Clouds

4. Precipitation

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A major influence on climate is ___.

Lar

ge Bodi

es o

f Wat

er

Lar

ge Citi

es

Oce

an C

urren

ts

All

of the

Above

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1. Large Bodies of Water

2. Large Cities

3. Ocean Currents

4. All of the Above

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When gas, oil, and coal are burned, ___ is added to the atmosphere.

Cholo

roflu

oroca

rbon

Car

bon Dio

xide

Hyd

roge

n

Oxy

gen

0% 0%0%0%

1. Cholorofluorocarbon

2. Carbon Dioxide

3. Hydrogen

4. Oxygen

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Moderate temperatures are characteristic of ___.

The

polar z

one

The

tropi

cs

Both

a a

nd b

The

tem

pera

te zo

nes

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1. The polar zone

2. The tropics

3. Both a and b

4. The temperate zones

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Seasons are caused by differences in daylight, temperature, and weather patterns

due to ___.

El N

iño

Glo

bal w

arm

ing

The

tilt o

f the

Earth

as

..

All

of the

Above

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1. El Niño

2. Global warming

3. The tilt of the Earth as it revolves around the Sun

4. All of the Above

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Earth can be cooled greatly by ___.

def

orest

atio

n

The

burnin

g of f

ossil

...

The

green

house

effe

ct

Volc

anic

eru

ptions

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1. deforestation

2. The burning of fossil fuels

3. The greenhouse effect

4. Volcanic eruptions

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If there are 24 consecutive hours of darkness, then ___.

It is

sum

mer

nea

r a p

o...

It is

win

ter n

ear a

pola

...

It is

sprin

g at t

he e

qu...

It is

win

ter d

ay in

the.

..

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1. It is summer near a polar region

2. It is winter near a polar region

3. It is spring at the equator

4. It is winter day in the temperate zones

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During El Niño years, ___.

Tra

de w

inds

stre

ngthen

Oce

an te

mper

ature

s ...

Oce

an te

mper

ature

s i..

.

The

jet s

tream

is u

sual

..

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1. Trade winds strengthen

2. Ocean temperatures decrease off the coast of Peru

3. Ocean temperatures increase off the coast of Peru

4. The jet stream is usually unaffected

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Which of the following facts might be related to polar climates?

Sola

r ener

gy h

its th

e..

Yea

r-rou

nd tem

pera

t...

Thes

e re

gions

lie b

e...

Tem

perat

ures

in th

es...

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1. Solar energy hits these regions at a low angle

2. Year-round temperatures are always hot

3. These regions lie between latitudes 23°North and 23°South

4. Temperatures in these zones are moderate

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El Niño is a climate event that starts in the ___ and sets off changes in the atmosphere.

Tro

pical

Atla

ntic O

cean

Tro

pical

Pac

ific

Ocean

Arc

tic O

cean

Indi

an O

cean

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1. Tropical Atlantic Ocean

2. Tropical Pacific Ocean

3. Arctic Ocean

4. Indian Ocean

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A climate classification system divides regions according to ___.

Tem

perat

ure

The

amount o

f pre

cipi..

.

The

types

of p

lants

...

All

of the

Above

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1. Temperature

2. The amount of precipitation

3. The types of plants found there

4. All of the Above

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Geological records indicate ___.

The

Earth

was

flat

ter i

...

That

ther

e w

ere

no ic

...

Noth

ing a

bout th

e cl

i...

At t

imes

in th

e pas

t 2 m

...

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1. The Earth was flatter in the past

2. That there were no ice ages until 1 million years ago

3. Nothing about the climate in the past

4. At times in the past 2 million years, glaciers covered large parts of Earth

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During El Niño, trade winds that blow east to west weaken and sometimes ___.

Sto

p

Rev

erse

Spee

d Up

Ris

e

0% 0%0%0%

1. Stop

2. Reverse

3. Speed Up

4. Rise

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Changes in the shape of Earth’s orbit around the Sun ___.

Cau

se th

e se

ason

s t..

.

Hap

pen a

t reg

ular i

nt...

May

hap

pen o

ver a

1...

Are

cau

sed b

y glo

ba...

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1. Cause the seasons to change year after year

2. Happen at regular intervals ranging from 1,000 to 10,000 years

3. May happen over a 100,000-year cycle

4. Are caused by global warming

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Climate is different from weather in that it ___.

Chan

ges m

ore

freque.

..

Chan

ges le

ss fr

equen

tly

Is m

ore e

xtre

me

Get

s m

ore

atte

ntion

o...

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1. Changes more frequently

2. Changes less frequently

3. Is more extreme4. Gets more

attention on television

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A gas that increases the greenhouse effect is ___.

Hyd

roge

n

Car

bon dio

xide

Oxy

gen

None

of the

Above

0% 0%0%0%

1. Hydrogen

2. Carbon dioxide

3. Oxygen

4. None of the Above

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If there were no greenhouse effect, Earth’s surface would ___.

Be

too h

ot for l

ife to

e...

Be

all w

ater

Be

too c

old fo

r life

to ..

.

Not b

e ef

fect

ed

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1. Be too hot for life to exist

2. Be all water

3. Be too cold for life to exist

4. Not be effected

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Earth’s atmosphere is warmed by the greenhouse effect because heat radiated from Earth’s surface

is ___ by gases in the atmosphere.

Coole

d

Abso

rbed

Burn

ed u

p

None

of the

Above

0% 0%0%0%

1. Cooled

2. Absorbed

3. Burned up

4. None of the Above

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The factor that strongly influences the climate of San Francisco (CA).

Fog

Its

elev

atio

n

The

ocean

wes

t of t

he...

The

mou

ntain

s ea

st o

...

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1. Fog

2. Its elevation

3. The ocean west of the city

4. The mountains east of the city

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Why do northern cities have very low temperature averages in the winter?

The

sun ra

rely

shin

es ..

At h

ighe

r lat

itudes

, th...

At h

igh

latit

udes, s

ola...

The

sola

r rad

iatio

n c.

..

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1. The sun rarely shines in the winter

2. At higher latitudes, there is a lot of solar radiation from overhead

3. At high latitudes, solar radiation is received at an angle

4. The solar radiation concentrates in one small area during winter

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Climate is the weather ___.

Clo

ser t

o the

equat

or

At t

he pole

s

Of a

regio

n ave

raged

...

Chan

ges fr

om d

ay t.

..

0% 0%0%0%

1. Closer to the equator

2. At the poles

3. Of a region averaged over a long period of time

4. Changes from day to day

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The rays of the Sun strike Earth most directly ___.

At t

he eq

uator

At t

he pole

s

In th

e te

mper

ate

zone

Ove

r the

oce

ans

0% 0%0%0%

1. At the equator

2. At the poles

3. In the temperate zone

4. Over the oceans

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A behavioral adaptation in which animals undergo a period of greatly reduced activity in winter is ___.

Clu

ster

s

Hib

ernat

ion

Burro

ws

Est

ivat

ion

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1. Clusters

2. Hibernation

3. Burrows

4. Estivation

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Which receives the most solar radiation?

The

tropi

cs

The

polar z

ones

The

ocean

s

The

tem

pera

te zo

nes

0% 0%0%0%

1. The tropics

2. The polar zones

3. The oceans

4. The temperate zones

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Climatologists use a classification system developed in 1918 by ___.

Köppe

n

Ein

stei

n

Gal

ileo

Weg

ener

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1. Köppen

2. Einstein

3. Galileo

4. Wegener

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