Climate and Climate History

Weather is the ______ changes in the atmosphere from day to day.

• permanant

• temporary

• non-existent

• predictable

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Climate describes the typical weather conditions of an entire area over __________________ or more.

• 3 months

• 3 years

• 30 years

• 300 years

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NASA has observed that the earth is getting __________________

• cooler

• more pets

• warmer

• shorter days

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Sea level and the size and location of clouds are used as evidence for what?

• changing climate

• wind speed changes

• the amount of humidity in the air

• daily forecast

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What is climate determined by?

• temperature and wind

• wind and climate

• temperature and precipitation

• precipitation and wind

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True or False: Temperature averages are better indicators of climate than temperature ranges.

• True

• False

What is average yearly rainfall not always the best way to describe climate?

• Two places with average yearly rainfall may receive it in different patterns throughout the year.

• It doesn't consider the impact of human activities on climate
• It may not capture the variability and extreme weather events that impact climate.
• It only focuses on one aspect of climate without considering other factors

What are the 5 main climates?

• arid, humid, frigid, balmy, torrid
• oceanic, Mediterranean, subarctic, steppe, highland
• tropical, dry, moderate, continental, and polar

• hot, cold, warm, freezing, scorching

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What is latitude?

• Altitude above sea level
• Measurement of the earth's circumference
• Distance from east to west of the earth's equator
• Distance of a location in degrees north or south of the earth's equator

Different latitudes receive different amounts of _____ energy.

• geothermal
• wind
• nuclear
• solar

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