Climate

What is climate?

• 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.

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

All of the following are causes of Global Warming except

• Rotation of the Earth

• Deforestation

• Increases in Greenhouse Gases

• Burning Fossil Fuels

The gradual increase in the average temperature of our planet Earth is called

• Greenhouse Effect

• Global Warming

• Greenland Effect

• Ice Age

Which of the following would help decrease Global Warming?

• drive hybrid/fuel efficient cars

• burn fossil fuels

• deforestation

• start a cattle ranch

Regions closest to ________________ tend to have warmer year-round climates.

• Forest Fires

• South Pole

• North Pole

• the Equator

Weather is the day to day conditions of the atmosphere 

• True
• False

Areas closer to the __________ receive more direct Sun.

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Poles

• Tropic of Capricorn