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Chapter 5 Climate And Climate Change
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1) Which side of the mountain receives more precipitation?
A
leeward side
B
windward side
C
the west side
D
the east side
2) What are two solutions and two effects of global warming?
A
Solutions: Reducing carbon dioxide emissions and using energy-efficient habits Effects: Melting glaciers and rising sea level
B
Effects: Warming Earth and energy efficient technology Solutions: Using renewable energy and melting glaciers
C
Solutions: greater droughts and Effects: Reducing carbon dioxide emissions
D
Solutions: Melting glaciers and rising sea level Effect: Reducing carbon dioxide emissions
3) Which climate region has extreme temperatures, changing weather (hot humid summers and cold winters)?
A
Temperate marine
B
Temperate continental
C
Tropical Rainy
D
Highlands
4) Organisms's ancestors need a climate ____________ to our climate of today.
A
varied
B
has more oxygen
C
similar
D
different
5) The climates where precipitation is less than evaporation is called what?
A
Dry
B
Humid Continental
C
Arid or semiarid
D
Tropical Continental
6) Which climate has cold winters?
A
Temperate marine
B
Highlands
C
Temperate continental
D
Dry
7) What makes temperatures of nearby land more extreme?
A
Wind
B
Mountains
C
Waterfalls
D
Oceans
8) Prevailing winds and mountains both affect an area's what?
A
wild life
B
temperature
C
vegetation
D
precipitation
9) The number of sunspots on the sun may affect what?
A
Climate changes
B
Radiation
C
Solar Winds
D
Storms
10) What is global warming?
A
The gradual decrease in temperature of the atmosphere
B
The increase in the amount of water on the planet
C
The increase in the melting of the polar ice caps
D
The gradual increase in temperature of the atmosphere
11) The leeward side of the mountain is what?
A
The side that gets a lot of precipitation
B
The side that has lots of vegetation
C
The side that has lots of villages
D
The side that is in the rain shadow
12) The tundra climate contains what?
A
Permafrost and mosses
B
Short grasses and plains
C
Crops and trees
D
Pine trees
13) The sun's rays at the poles are what?
A
Not direct
B
direct
C
very strong
D
very bright
14) Which gas has increased over the past 200 years?
A
Helium
B
Carbon dioxide
C
Hydrogen
D
Oxygen
15) Changes in Earth's orbit and tilt of the axis is linked to what?
A
global warming
B
ice ages
C
severe storms
D
heavy precipitation
16) What is based on precipitation and temperature?
A
Climate Regions
B
Climate Zones
C
Climate
D
Weather
17) What does NOT give us data from past climates?
A
Thickness of rock layers
B
Pollen
C
Tree rings
D
Ice cores
18) A continental climate is usually far away from a
A
small lake.
B
ocean.
C
creek.
D
river.
19) Vegetation is also used to classify climates by which system?
A
Koppen Climate System
B
Scientist Climate System
C
Regular Climate System
D
Nesvik Climate System
20) A subarctic climate has what kind of seasons?
A
Short warm summers and long cold winters
B
Short cool summers and long cold winters
C
Long cool summers and long cold winters
D
Long warm summers and long cold winters
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