Climate and Climate Change Lesson

Climate and Climate Change Lesson

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Which factors directly affect the climatic conditions of any particular area?

• distance from the equator

• year of origin of the cities in the area

• shape and height of the continental land mass

• agricultural yield of the area

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Which of the following is an INCORRECT statement about El Niño and La Niña?

• Both occur every 2-7 years

• Both occur in the Atlantic Ocean

• El Nino is a warming and La Nina is a cooling of the Pacific Ocean

• Neither are considered "storms"

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The picture represents a(n) ___ event.

• El Nino

• La Nina

• Non-El Nino (normal conditions)

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The image is of a(n):

• El Nino event

• La Nina event

• Non-El Nino (normal conditions)

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Both El Nino and La Nina have this in common

• Influence birds that migrate over the ocean

• Influence rainy / dry weather world wide

• The weather at the polar regions

• The directions that ships travel in the oceans

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During an El Nino, it rains

• in the central Pacific

• in the FAR eastern Pacific

• in the western Pacific

• In all of the Pacific

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Normally, atmospheric upwelling and rain occurs in the:

• FAR Western Pacific

• Central Pacific

• Western Pacific

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During a(n) ____ event, trade winds are much stronger than usual.

• El Nino

• La Nina

• Normal

• Partly sunny

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El Nino occurs when the tropical ocean waters are warmer in which ocean?

• Atlantic
• Indian
• Pacific
• Arctic

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During an El Nino year, in VA we will likely have what kind of winter?

• cold and snowy
• hot and dry
• cold and dry
• no change in weather

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Ocean currents bring warm water from the equator towards Earth's ________.

• Southern Hemisphere

• Continents

• Equator

• Poles

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Currents that occur at or near the surface of the ocean are called 

• Deep Currents
• Convection Currents
• Surface Currents
• Wave Currents

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How does altitude/elevation affect temperature?

• The higher up a place is the colder the temperature will be.

• The higher up a place is the warmer the temperature will be.

• The temperature remains the same throughout the atmosphere.

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Where will the temperature be highest?

• at the arctic circle

• at the trophic of cancer

• at the equator

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Which factor causes Ocean currents?

• Earth's rotation

• air pressure changes

• water temperature differences

• all of the above

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What effect does a large body of water usually have on a nearby landmass?

• The water causes cooler summers and colder winters. 
• The water causes cooler summers and warmer winters. 
• The water causes hotter summers and warmer winters. 
• The water causes warmer summers and colder winters. 

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Which BEST describes why latitudes closest to the equator have warmer climates?

• they are at lower elevations

• they receive high angle sunlight

• they are nearer to ocean currents

• they get more winds that carry energy in the form of heat

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Identify the factor that influence the temperature of these two areas

• Latitude

• Elevation

• Distance from Large Bodies of Water

• Ocean Currents

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Describe the climate for the temperate zone.

• Very cold

• Very hot

• Different seasons (hot, cold, warm, cool)

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Describe the climate for the tropical zone.

• Very cold

• Very hot

• Different seasons (hot, cold, warm, cool)

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Describe the climate for the polar zone.

• Very cold

• Very hot

• Different seasons (hot, cold, warm, cool)

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What are the major climate zones?

• tundra, desert, mediterranean

• grasslands, mountains, rainforest

• polar, temperate, tropical

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What are four factors that affect climate?

• latitude

• proximity (closeness) to large body of water

• earthquakes

• ocean currents

• elevation

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How much solar radiation is absorbed at Earth’s surface?

• 3 percent

• 51 percent

• 30 percent

• 19 percent

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Which type of surface would have the highest albedo effect?

• Forest
• Snow
• Water
• Rock

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How does heat energy from the sun reach Earth?

• conduction

• insulation

• radiation

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What has the highest albedo?

• the oceans
•  glacial ice
• the ground
• roads

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In which layer do virtually all weather phenomena take place?

• troposphere
• mesosphere
• stratosphere
• thermosphere

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Within the stratosphere is the ozone layer. What does the ozone layer do?

• It protects us from meteors
• It protects us from violent solar flares
• It protects us from ultra violet radiation
• It helps us breathe
  

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What is the correct order of earth's atmospheric layers from bottom to top?

• Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere.
• Stratosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere.
• Stratosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Exosphere.
• Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere.

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Oxygen makes up approximately ____% of the gases in the atmosphere.

• 20
• 40
• 60
• 80

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What is the most common gas in the atmosphere?

• nitrogen
• oxygen
• water vapor
• carbon dioxide

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_______is a measure of the reflective characteristics of the Earth's surface.

• Albedo Effect

• Greenhouse Effect

• Climate Effect

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Albedo can best be described as...

• the temperature at the equator
• the amount of solar radiation absorbed
• the amount of solar radiation reflected
• the air pressure during El Nino

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What heats faster, land or water?

• Land

• Water

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What has the highest albedo?

• the oceans

• Ice in the Arctic or Antarctic

• the ground

• roads

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What is one way that carbon enters the atmosphere?

• Sunlight
• Vehicle emissions/Exhaust
• Ocean uptake
• Rain

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How does the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere affect climate?

• As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures increase
• As carbon dioxide concentration increase, temperatures decrease.
• Carbon dioxide concentrations have no affect on climate
• As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures become more random.

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Increased carbon dioxide may cause global warming by trapping more ____________ in the atmosphere.

• water
• gases
• heat
• water vapor

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Which is a natural source of greenhouse gases?

• aerosols
• deforestation
• volcanic eruptions
• burning fossil fuels

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What gas from the list below is a cause for global warming?

• Urethane
• Oxygen
• Carbon Dioxide

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 What is the greenhouse effect?

• The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.
• The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.
• The heating of a solid, such as a rock.

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Which of the following have been changed or altered due to climate change ?

• droughts

• flooding

• melting of polar ice caps

• all of the above

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The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is

• using public transportation and there by reduce the affects of greenhouse gases.

• burning fossil fuels

• texting on cellphones

• eating meat

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Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?

• atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960
• Hawaii has a lot of carbon dioxide
• humans have been working hard to decrease carbon dioxide levels
• atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960

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What is the direct cause of rising sea levels?

• Melting Sea Ice

• Melting Land Ice

• Climate Change

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What is the direct cause of rising sea levels?

• Melting Sea Ice

• Melting Land Ice

• Climate Change

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What is the period of Earth's eccentricity?

• 26,000 years

• 40,000 years

• 100,000 years

• 400,000 years

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Which variable of the Milankovitch Cycles is animated here?

• eccentricity

• obliquity

• precession

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Which variable of the Milankovitch Cycles is animated here?

• eccentricity

• obliquity

• precession

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The wobbling of Earth's axis as it orbits the Sun is called ___.

• eccentricity

• obliquity

• precession

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

• eccentricity

• obliquity

• precession

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When Earth is farther from the Sun, like in position 1, it is in______.

• aphelion

• ellipses

• perihelion

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According to the data, how many cooling periods occurred during the past 400,000 years?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

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According to the data, how many cooling periods occurred during the past 400,000 years?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

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What is the period of Earth's precession?

• 26,000 years

• 40,000 years

• 100,000 years

• 400,000 years