Climate Change

What is the constant movement of water between Earth's atmosphere and Earth's surface called?

• carbon cycle

• water cycle

• precipitation

• climate cycle

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Having large quantities of livestock, such as cattle, primarily contributes to which greenhouse gas?

• water vapor

• carbon monoxide

• nitrogen

• methane

Climates that are different but share the same latitude will have differing features such as: ____________.

• Earth's magnetic field

• bodies of water

• distance from the poles

• distance from the equator

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The best method for looking at atmospheric data in the past 150 years is:

• Ice core samples

• fossil record

• tree rings

• recorded data from global instrumentation

Information about ancient climates greenhouse gas levels mostly comes from what method?

• time travel

• satellite analysis

• ice core sampling

• tree rings

Which of the following naturally occurs and impacts climate?

• volcanic eruptions

• all of the answers

• ocean circulation

• altitude/topography

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What type of severe weather are you likely to find in a tropical wet climate zone?

• drought

• blizzards

• smog

• hurricanes

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If an area is far away from any large bodies of water it is more likely to have:

• moderate temperatures

• extreme heat (day) and extreme cold (night)

• no wind

• high amounts of rainfall

What is the difference between weather and climate?

• weather is day to day and climate is average weather over time (temp/precip)

• climate is day to day and weather is average climate over time (temp/precip)

• climate is pseudoscience while weather is scientific

• weather refers only to temperature while climate is amounts of precipitation

What role does the sun play in impacting ocean and air circulation?

• none of the answers

• Is responsible for GHGs

• provides energy

• creates Earth's magnetic field

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