Atmosphere and Climate Change ch 13

Climates are classified according to two major factors:

• elevation and precipitation...

• latitude and temperature

• elevation and latitude

• precipitation and temperature

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Which of the following has caused repeating 100,000-year cycles of ice ages in the past?

• an increase in sunspots

• several major volcanic eruptions

• changes in Earth’s orbit and the tilt of its axis

• continental drift

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Large bodies of water affect climate because

• water heats up and cools more slowly than land
• water heats up and cools faster than land
• water and land cool at the same time
• water and land heat at the same rate

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The sun's rays are least direct

• near the poles
• near the equator
• at high altitudes
• far from the ocean

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Over the past 200 years, the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has

• decreased slightly
• increased until recently, and then decreased
• increased steadily
• stayed about the same

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The average temperature of the surface of Earth has increased approximately 1°C in the past century. Which reason best explains this increase in temperature?

• lower levels of ozone in the atmosphere
• lower levels of nitrogen in the atmosphere
• higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
• higher levels of oxygen in the atmosphere

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Visible light reaches Earth’s surface while infrared light is trapped as heat. Which characteristic of Earth’s atmosphere causes this to happen?

• the hole in the ozone
• the greenhouse effect
• atmospheric pressure
• the inversion layer

Which of the following have been linked to climate change? 

• droughts
• flooding
• melting of polar ice caps
• all of the above

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

• Atlantic
• Indian
• Pacific
• Arctic

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