Earth Science Chapter 14

During the last ice age, about_______ of the northern hemisphere was covered with ice.

• one fourth

• half

• all

• some

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Being in an urban area versus a rural does not have an effect on the climate of the area.

• True

• False

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The specific heat of water is higher than the specific heat of sand. That is why water heats up more slowly than sand.

• True

• False

The days of the year when the number of daylight hours almost equals the number of nighttime hours are called equinoxes.

• True

• False

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In the center of continents, weather is more constant through the year.

• True

• False

Which of the following is a description of a climate?

• It is raining and cold outside.

• It rains about 20 inches a year in this area.

• The wind just blew my trash can into the road.

• It snowed 18 inches last night

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San Francisco is located at the same latitude as ____.

• Wichita

• Minneapolis

• Dallas

• none of the above

Why is it difficult to test the accuracy of global climate models (GCMs)?

• GCMs predict too many things, such as temperature, windiness and precipitation.

• GCMs are developed using mathematics and physics.

• GCMs are just guesses.

• GCMs predict conditions many decades in the future.

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The city with the coldest climate is ____.

• Wichita

• Minneapolis

• Dallas

• San Francisco

A major influence on climate is ____.

• large bodies of water

• large cities

• ocean currents

• all of these

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