Human Impact on Earth's Climate

What is the climate of the top of a mountain like as compared to the bottom of the mountain?

• warmer
• cooler
• drier
• wetter

Which sentence best describes the relationship between elevation and air temperatures?

•  LOWER elevation = COLDER temperatures
• HIGHER elevation = COLDER temperatures
• HIGHER elevations = WARMER temperatures
• There is no relationship

Areas closer to the equator receive more direct energy from the Sun and have warmer temperatures.

• True

• False

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The higher the elevation of an area, the _______ the climate.

• warmer

• cooler

What is climate?

• weather

• rain, sleet, snow, or hail

• average weather in a region over a long period of time

• the amount of ice cream available in a city

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The sun's rays are least direct near the equator.

• True

• False - near the poles

• False - at high altitudes

• False - far from the ocean

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Global warming is known as the gradual increase in _________________ of the atmosphere.

• precipitation

• sun spots

• temperature

• ocean currents

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The most abundant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere is ___________________.

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• carbon dioxide

• argon

Possible human solutions for limiting global warming and climate change are...

• being more energy-efficient

• using renewable sources of energy

• removing carbon from fossil fuel emissions

• all of the above

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What is climate?

• What's happening in space at a time and place.
• What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place
• The average weather over many years
• The average temperature over many years.

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