Climate

Global warming is most likely occurring due to an increase in

• A) ultraviolet radiation and x rays reflected from Earth

• B) oxygen and nitrogen gases in the atmosphere

• C) carbon dioxide and methane gases in the atmosphere

• D) visible light and radio waves reflected from Earth

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The map shows an imaginary continent on a planet that has climate conditions similar to Earth. The continent is surrounded by oceans. Points A through D represent locations on the continent. Compared to the average air temperature and the average moisture conditions at A, describe how the relative average air temperature and the relative average moisture conditions at B are different.

• B is warmer and drier than A

• B is warmer and wetter than A

• B is colder and drier than A

• B is colder and wetter than A

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Explain why the difference between average winter and summer temperatures is smaller in Long Beach than in Richland.

• Both cities are inland.

• Both cities are on the coast.

• Long Beach is near

  a volcano & Richland

  is farther on the coast

• Long Beach is near

  a large body of

  water & Richland

  is farther inland.

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The cross section below represents four locations on a mountain. The arrow indicates the prevailing wind direction.

Which location has the warmest and most arid climate?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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The average, year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area:

• Tropical Zone

• Climate

• El Niño

• La Niña

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Gases in the atmosphere that trap heat; carbon dioxide (CO₂) is a major one:

• Greenhouse Gas

• Global Warming

• Sunspot

• CFCs

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Which of the following activities contributes the most to climate change?

• Recycling plastic materials

• Planting trees

• Burning fossil fuels

• Using solar panels

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Which data are used to estimate historic temperatures and carbon dioxide concentrations?

• I only

• I and II only

• I and III only

• II and III only

• I, II and III

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The map below shows an eastern portion of North America. Points A and B represent locations on the eastern shoreline.

Which factor is primarily responsible for location A having a lower average yearly temperature than location B?

• nearness to a large body of water

• elevation

• latitude

• prevailing winds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which climate factor explains the temperature difference between San Francisco and Lincoln?

• different latitude

• westerlies winds

• latitude

• distance to ocean