When the Earth is tilted toward the sun, what season is the hemisphere pointing away from the sun experiencing?

• Winter

• Spring and autumn

• Only spring

• Summer

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What are the two ways that the Earth is unevenly heated?

• The equator and the poles heat at the same rate and the land and water heat at the same rate

• The equator gets more direct rays than the poles and the water heats faster than the land

• The poles get more direct rays than the equator and the water heats slower than the land

• The equator gets more direct rays than the poles and the water heats slower than the land.

Which of the following has an effect on the world’s climate change?

• Pollution given off by burning of fossil fuels

• Clear cutting of trees from the world’s rainforests

• Volcanic eruptions

• All of these

If the earth were not tilted at all, which of the following would best describe the world's seasons?

• The seasons would be cold at the poles and warm at the equator with only two seasons

• There would be no seasons as the tilt would not be there to cause the differences in the direct and indirect rays of the Sun.

• The seasons would be cold at the equator and warm at the poles with only one summer

• The seasons would be very warm at the poles with only one season

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As the Earth revolves around the Sun, different locations receive different amounts of sunlight. This causes unequal heating on Earth’s surface. What is the primary cause of this?

• the angle at which the sun hits the earth’s surface

• the curve of the earth’s surface

• Both the angle and the curve

• None of the these

During  _____,  trade winds weaken and warm water is pushed back East, towards the West coast. This causes areas in the US and Canada to have dryer and warmer winds than usual, which causes more rain and flooding in the Southeast. 

• El Nino

• La Nina

Derek reports that it will rain tomorrow.  Is he predicting the weather or climate?

• Weather

• Climate

Which seasonal weather event brings in colder seasonal weather?

• El Nino

• La Nina

Which observation describes a change in climate rather than a change in weather?

• The thunderstorm dropped about three centimeters of rain today.

• The snowfall in this area was more this week than it was last week.

• The average summer temperatures have increased over the last ten years.

• The average wind speed in April was less than it was in March.

Check all of the following that effect climate: 

• Latitude

• Vegetation

• Ocean Currents and nearby bodies of water

• Topography

• Elevation and prevailing winds