Climate and Weather Quiz

What is the main difference between climate and weather?

• Climate refers to conditions on Earth, while weather refers to conditions on other planets.

• Climate and weather are the same thing.

• Climate refers to short-term conditions at a local level, while weather refers to long-term conditions at a regional level.

• Climate refers to long-term conditions at a regional level, while weather refers to short-term conditions at a local level.

Which of the following factors affects climate outside the earth?

• Solar radiation from the sun

• Greenhouse gases

• Volcanic activity

• Atmospheric and ocean circulation systems

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What is the axial tilt of the earth currently?

• 21.6°

• 23.5°

• 25.5°

• 24.5°

What is the cycle of the earth's wobbling along its axis known as?

• Eccentricity

• Precession

• Solar cycle

• Milankovitch cycle

Which of the following contributes to the earth's fluctuation between glacial periods and interglacial periods?

• Volcanic activity

• Milankovitch cycle

• Greenhouse gases

• Solar radiation from the sun

What is the variation in the earth's eccentricity cycle?

• 100,000 years

• 23,000 years

• 41,000 years

• 11 years

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What is the closest point of the earth to the sun currently?

• January

• February

• March

• April

What contributed to the 'Little Ice Age' from around 1650 to 1850?

• Increase in solar radiation

• Reduction in solar radiation

• Greenhouse gases

• Volcanic activity

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What is the cycle of solar radiation emission from the sun?

• 41,000 years

• 23,000 years

• 11 years

• 100,000 years

What is the earth's orbit around the sun known as?

• Eccentricity

• Precession

• Milankovitch cycle

• Solar cycle

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