Koppen climate classification

Which of the following pictures best depicts a climate?

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Which two events are responsible for the carbon Dioxide spikes on the graphs?

• the Industrial Revolution and necessity of two-car families

• World War I and World War II

• harnessing of fire and livestock grazing

• the United States Revolutionary War and the Gulf Wars

Americans are responsible for about 25% of the world’s:

• greenhouse gas emissions.

• population.

• industry.

• automobiles.

Scientists commonly describe climate in terms of:

• temperature and precipitation.

• clouds and wind speed.

• latitude and elevation.

• altitude and wind direction.

What is weather?

• What's happening in space at a time and place.
• What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place.
• The average weather over many years
• The average temperature over many years.

What climate does a desert have?

• Tropical
• Polar
• Arid/Dry
• Temperate

Antarctica is cold all the time. What is it's climate?

• Tropical
• Polar
• Arid/Dry
• Temperate

The seasons are caused by___________?

• The direction the Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun
• Tropical Storms
• Changes in the moon
• The Earth's rotation on its axis

Which of the following is NOT a natural cause of climate change?

• pollution
• meteorite collisions
• solar spots
• Volcanic eruptions

Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?

• carbon monoxide
• oxygen
• nitrogen
• carbon dioxide