Earth Science Climate

The prevailing winds in the United States blow from the

• north

• east

• south

• west

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If all the greenland glaciers melt, sea levels would rise approximately

• 0 feet

• 4 feet

• 20 feet

• 200 feet

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If the ice covering Antarctica all melted, sea level would rise approximately

• 0 feet

• 4 feet

• 20 feet

• 200 feet

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The land on the ____________________ side of a mountain range gets almost all of the precipitation

• windward

• far

• leeward

• south

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Solid particles or liquid droplets that are released from a volcanic eruption are called

• polar zones

• aerosols

• particulates

• ash

Methane levels are rising in the atmosphere over the past 200 years due to

• burning fossil fuels

• natural events

• livestock farming

• deforestation

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Carbon dioxide levels are rising in the atmosphere over the past 200 years due to

• burning fossil fuels

• natural events

• livestock farming

• deforestation

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The sun goes through natural _____ year cycles of high output and low output

• 11

• 100

• 121

• 1550

A gradual increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide would warm Earth’s atmosphere because carbon dioxide is a

• poor reflector of ultraviolet radiation

• good reflector of ultraviolet radiation

• poor absorber of infrared radiation

• good absorber of infrared radiation

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The map shows an imaginary continent on Earth. Arrows represent prevailing wind directions. Letters A through D represent locations on the continent. Locations A and B are at the same latitude and at the same elevation at the base of the mountains.

Over the course of a year, compared to location B, location A will have

• less precipitation and a smaller temperature range

• less precipitation and a greater temperature range

• more precipitation and a smaller temperature range

• more precipitation and a greater temperature range

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