AP - Unit 8: Climate Change

Changes from minute-to-minute, hour-to-hour, day-to-day

• Climate
• Weather

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The conditions in an area over a long period of time?

• Climate
• Weather

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The two main factors that determine the climate of a region are _____________ and ______________.

• altitude and pressure
• pressure and temperature
• temperature and precipitation
• altitude and pressure

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Because Earth's axis is _________________, the hemispheres receive different amounts of solar energy at different times.

• straight
• titled
• bent
• not there

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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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Climate change causes extreme weather conditions such as:

• Flooding
• Heat Waves
• Hurricanes
• All of the above

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Which human activity contributes the MOST carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?

• Fishing
• Breathing
• Burning Fossil Fuels
• Farming

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What is the direct cause of rising sea levels?

• Melting Sea Ice

• Melting Land Ice

• Less Oxygen in atmosphere

• More nitrogen in water

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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 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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