Climate and Climate Change

Climate changes may be linked to changes in the number of _______________ on the surface of the sun.

• sun spots

• air masses

• seasonal winds

• currents

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Sea and land breezes over a large region that change direction with the seasons.

• monsoons

• sun spots

• ice age

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Choose the answer that is true:

• Prevailing winds, mountains, and seasonal winds all affect precipitation

• Only mountains affect precipitation

• Prevailing winds, temperature, and global warming affect precipitation.

• Greenhouse gases, mountains, and seasonal winds all affect precipitation.

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The gradual increase in the temperature of the atmosphere is known as ____

• climate change

• the greenhouse effect.

• global warming.

• weather

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Which of the following gases found in our atmosphere is not a greenhouse gas?

• carbon dioxide

• water vapor

• methane

• nitrogen

Which statement is true?

• Temperature is affected by latitude, precipitation, and ocean currents.

• Temperature is affected by altitude, precipitation, and ocean currents.

• Temperature is affected by distance from large bodies of water and ocean currents.

• Temperature is affected by latitude, altitude, distance from large bodies of water, and ocean currents

How does carbon dioxide get into the atmosphere?

• By burning fossil fuels

• From the respiration of plants and animals

• From organisms that break down dead plants and animals (organic material)

• All of the above

Sea and land breezes over a large region that change direction with the seasons are

called

• savannas

• prevailing winds.

• monsoons

• desert winds.

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This is released by mining, livestock, and agriculture.

• sunspots

• methane

• aerosols

• Fuel

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Where does carbon dioxide in the atmosphere go?

• It is used by plants for photosynthesis and is absorbed in water

• It is used for respiration in animals

• It is used by factories

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