Climate (lesson 1-2)

What kind of periods are ice ages?

• Warm periods

• Intergalactic periods

• Cold periods

• Both warm and cold preiods

Interglacials are ___________ periods

• Cold

• Warm

• golden

• Both cold and warm

The Earth's axis over a period of 100,00 years has changed from circular to

• Parabolic

• Hyperbolic

• Elliptical

• circular only.

Do places on the equator experience any seasonal changes

• Yes

• No

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Which of the following refers to a cold period where glaciers cover much of Earth's surface?

• interglacial

• ice age

• winter solstice

• cold wave

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

• an increase in sun spots

• several major volcanic eruptions

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

• continental drift

Which statement is TRUE about monsoons?

• They only occur in winter

• They bring dry winds into an area

• They bring much precipitation into an area.

• They only occur during summer and spring.

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Which of the following refers to a wind pattern that brings heavy rain in summer and dry weather in winter?

• heat wave

• drought

• interglacial

• monsoon

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A drought ALWAYS involves ______________.

• above average temperatures

• below average temperatures

• above average precipitation

• below average precipitation

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In an ice core, the darker layers were formed during ________.

• winter

• summer