Atmosphere & Climate & Climate Change Study Guide

The Sun heats Earth's surface evenly.

• True
• False

Land heats and cools faster than water.

• True
• False

Earth's average global temperature has been increasing in the last century.

• True
• False

The Greenhouse Effect is bad for humans.

• True
• False

There have been no natural causes for climate change throughout Earth's history.

• True
• False

Human influences have caused the amount of carbon dioxide levels to increase beyond their natural levels.

• True
• False

Weather occurs in the ___________.

• thermosphere
• stratosphere
• troposphere
• exosphere

The Earth's surface primarily receives its heat energy from _________.

• the interior of Earth
• the Sun
• Jupiter
• distant stars

The Global Conveyor Belt is driven by ...

• temperature differences
• salt concentration differences
• density differences
• all of these

Our Sun gives us heat energy through this type of heat transfer.

• Conduction
• Convection
• Radiation
• iron-on