Quiz about Climate Factors and Change

Question 1

What is the relationship between latitude and climate?

Accepted Answer

higher latitudes are colder

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higher latitudes are warmer

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lower latitudesare drier

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lower latitudesare wetter

Question 2

Which is a greenhouse gas?

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carbon dioxide

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oxygen

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nitrogen

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helium

Question 3

Which is a greenhouse gas?

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methane

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argon

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nitrogen

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helium

Question 4

Which is a greenhouse gas?

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ozone

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oxygen

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nitrogen

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hydrogen

Question 5

Weather is...

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condition of the atmosphere at specific time and place

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atmospheric trends over several decades

Question 6

Climate is...

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atmospheric trends over several decades

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condition of the atmosphere at specific time and place

Question 7

Landlocked areas...

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have more extreme temperature ranges

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have more moderate temperatures

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have more precipitation

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are colder

Question 8

Areas near large bodies of water...

Accepted Answer

have more precipitation

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have more extreme temperature ranges

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have higher air pressure

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are colder

Question 9

Western Europe is warmer than Canada on the same latitude because...

Accepted Answer

Gulf Stream brings warm water from the Caribbean

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polar vortex cools down Canada

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drier air blowing north from Africa

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Europe is closer to water

Question 10

Areas on tops of mountains...

Accepted Answer

are colder

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have more extreme temperature ranges

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have higher air pressure

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have more precipitation

Question 11

Areas at higher latitudes...

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are colder

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are warmer

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have higher air pressure

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have more precipitation

Question 12

Areas at lower latitudes (near equator)...

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are warmer

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have higher air pressure

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have more precipitation

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are colder

Question 13

Blow constant wind across the Pacific coast of California, over the mountains into Nevada and across the whole United State to the East coast....

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prevailing westerlies

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polar easterlies

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tradewinds

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doldrums

Question 14

Most energy leaves earth as...

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heat radiated from Earth's surface

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UV light radiated from Earth's surface

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expelling greenhouse gases into space

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sunlight reflecting off Earth's surface

Question 15

Human source of greenhouse gas...

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cattle farms

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ocean currents

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volcanoes

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planting trees

Question 16

Human source of greenhouse gas...

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burning fossil fuels

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melting glaciers

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volcanoes

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planting trees

Question 17

Human CAUSE of climate change...

Accepted Answer

burning fossil fuels

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melting glaciers

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volcanoes

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planting trees

Question 18

Natural CAUSE of climate change...

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volcanic activity

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burning fossil fuels

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cattle farms

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deforestation

Question 19

EFFECT of climate change...

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rising sea level

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burning fossil fuels

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deforestation

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planting trees

Question 20

EFFECT of climate change...

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ocean acidification

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burning fossil fuels

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deforestation

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tectonic plate motion

Question 21

Increased CO2 is correlated with...

Accepted Answer

increased atmospheric temperatures

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decreased atmospheric temperatures

Question 22

Which statement is true about the locations in the image?

Accepted Answer

Location B is warmer due to the Gulf Stream ocean current

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Location A is warmer due to the Gulf Stream ocean current

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Location B is warmer because it is at a lower latitude than A

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Location A is warmer because it is at a higher latitude than B

Question 23

Which statement is true about the locations in the image?

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Location A is colder due to it not being warmed by the Gulf Stream ocean current

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Location B is colder due to the Gulf Stream ocean current

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Location B is colder because it is at a lower latitude than A

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Location A is colder because it is closer to the north pole than B

Question 24

Which statement is true about the picture?

Accepted Answer

The top of the mountain has a colder climate than the savannah due to its higher altitude

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The top of the mountain has a colder climate than the savannah due to its lower altitude

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The top of the mountain has a colder climate than the savannah due to its higher latitude

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The top of the mountain has a warmer climate than the savannah due to its lower altitude

Question 25

Which statement is true about the locations in the image?

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Location A has more extreme temperatures due to it being far from a body of water

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Location B has more extreme temperatures due to it being close to a body of water

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Location A has more precipitation due to it being far from a body of water

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Location B has less precipitation due to it being close to a body of water

Question 26

Which statement is true about the locations in the image?

Accepted Answer

Location A has less precipitation due to it being far from a body of water

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Location B has more extreme temperatures due to it being close to a body of water

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Location A has smaller range of temperatures due to it being far from a body of water

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Location B has less precipitation due to it being close to a body of water

Question 27

Which statement is true about the locations in the image?

Accepted Answer

Location B has more precipitation due to it being close to a body of water

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Location B has a wider range of temperatures due to it being close to a body of water

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Location A has smaller range of temperatures due to it being far from a body of water

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Location A has more precipitation due to it being far from a body of water

Question 28

Which statement is true about the locations in the image?

Accepted Answer

Location A has a wider range of temperatures due to it being far from a body of water

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Location B has a wider range of temperatures due to it being close to a body of water

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Location A has more precipitation due to it being far from a body of water

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Location B has less precipitation due to it being close to a body of water

Question 29

Which statement is true about the locations in the image?

Accepted Answer

Location B has more moderate temperatures due to it being close to a body of water

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Location A has more moderate temperatures due to it being far from a body of water

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Location A is warmer because it is closer to the equator

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Location B is warmer because it is closer to the equator

Question 30

Which statement is true about the locations in the image?

Accepted Answer

Location B has a lower average temperature due to its higher latitude

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Location A has a lower average temperature due to its lower latitude

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Location A has a lower average temperature because it receives less rainfall

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Location B has a higher average temperature because it is closer to the equator

Question 31

Which statement is true about the locations in the image?

Accepted Answer

Location A has a higher average temperature due to its lower latitude

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Location B has a higher average temperature due to its higher latitude

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Location A has a lower average temperature because it is closer to the equator

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Location B has a higher average temperature because it is closer to the equator

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