Climate Factors & Climate Change

The map shows an eastern portion of North America. Points A and B represent locations on the eastern shoreline. Which factor is primarily responsible for location A having a lower average yearly temperature than location B?

• A) nearness to a large body of water

• B) elevation

• C) latitude

• D) prevailing winds

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The photograph below shows Mt. Kilimanjaro, a volcano in Africa, located near the equator. Which climate factor is responsible for the snow seen on Mt. Kilimanjaro?

• A) high latitude

• B) high elevation

• C) nearness to a cold ocean current

• D) nearness to a high-pressure weather center

Compared to the climate conditions of dry inland locations, the climate conditions of locations influenced by a nearby ocean generally result in

• A) hotter summers and colder winters, with a larger annual range of temperatures

• B) hotter summers and colder winters, with a smaller annual range of temperatures

• C) cooler summers and warmer winters, with a larger annual range of temperatures

• D) cooler summers and warmer winters, with a smaller annual range of temperatures

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Which ocean current warms the climate along a continent's east coast?

• A) California Current

• B) Brazil Current

• C) Falkland Current

• D) Guinea Current

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The arrows in the diagram below represent the movement of air over a mountain. Clouds are forming on the windward side of this mountain because the air is

• A) expanding and cooling to the dewpoint

• B) expanding and warming to the dewpoint

• C) compressing and cooling to the dewpoint

• D) compressing and warming to the dewpoint

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In which planetary wind belt do most storms move toward the northeast?

• A) 30° N to 60° N

• B) 0° to 30° N

• C) 0° to 30° S

• D) 30° S to 60° S

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Boarding up windows would be one emergency action most likely taken to prepare for which natural disaster?

• earthquake

• hurricane

• flood

• tsunami

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Why are carbon dioxide and water vapor called the greenhouse gases?

• A) They are found in varying amounts in Earth's atmosphere.

• B) They are found in fixed amounts in Earth's bedrock.

• C) They are good reflectors of infrared radiation

• D) They are good absorbers of infrared radiation.

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An increase in which gas would cause the most greenhouse warming of Earth’s atmosphere?

• nitrogen

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

• hydrogen

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The diagram below shows a greenhouse. What is the primary function of the clear glass of the greenhouse?

• A) The glass reduces the amount of insolation entering the greenhouse.

• B) The glass allows all wavelengths of radiation to enter and all wavelengths of radiation to escape

• C) The glass allows short wavelengths of radiation to enter, but reduces the amount of long wavelength radiation that escapes.

• D) The glass allows long wavelengths of radiation to enter, but reduces the amount of short wavelength radiation that escapes.