Natural Factors and Climate Change 2025

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What three things are considered in the Milankovitch cycle?

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Orbital eccentricity, obliquity, and precession

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Which term describes the changing shape of the Earth's orbit?

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eccentricity

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What is the difference between weather and climate?

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Weather is day to day, climate is observed over a 30 year period

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Can plate tectonics affect climate?

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Yes, the movement of tectonic plates can cause volcanoes to erupt and affect climate.

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What is happening to global ice levels right now?

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Global sea ice levels are decreasing.

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How can changes to the angle of Earth's rotational axis lead to ice ages?

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Reducing the solar radiation that reaches the poles, leading to glacier formation.

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When global temperatures are cooler and sea levels are lower, what happens?

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there's more land area to reflect solar radiation into space.

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... is an astronomical factor that affects Earth's climate. Options: Human activities, The change of shape to Earth's orbital rotation, Volcano eruptions, Tectonic plate movement

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The change of shape to Earth's orbital rotation.

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Albedo can best be described as...

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the amount of solar radiation reflected

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How do sunspots affect the Earth?

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Increases solar radiation hitting Earth, interrupt radio and satellite signals, creates Northern Lights