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Climate in a region is
a) the long-term, prevailing atmospheric conditions.
b) determined only by seasonal daylight hours.
c) the atmospheric conditions on a given day.
d) never affected by ocean currents.

Which of the following locations would you expect to have a climate with mild temperatures and frequent rain?
a) an inland region near the equator
b) an inland region at about 30º latitude
c) a coastal region at about 30º latitude
d) a coastal region at about 90º latitude

Which of the following would occur if Earth were not tilted relative to the plane of its orbit?
a) Temperatures at the equator would become too hot to sustain life.
b) Temperate regions would no longer have seasonal changes in climate.
c) All parts of Earth would receive sunlight of equal concentration.
d) Polar ice caps would melt due to a rapid increase in global warming.

Which of the following statements related to global warming is not accurate?
a) Carbon dioxide levels have risen over the last 30 years.
b) Only fossil fuels, not living plants, release carbon dioxide when burned.
c) Global temperature and carbon dioxide concentration are related.
d) By itself, reforestation is not sufficient to slow global warming.

Chlorofluorocarbon molecules are environmentally significant because
a) their chlorine atoms can destroy many stratospheric ozone molecules.
b) they are poisonous, flammable, and corrosive to metals.
c) their absorption of lethal solar energy protects Earth.
d) they readily break down ozone molecules produced as pollution.

Ozone holes appear in polar regions during springtime when ozone-destroying
a) chlorine atoms are released from polar stratospheric clouds.
b) chlorine atoms are captured by polar stratospheric clouds.
c) CFCs are synthesized on polar stratospheric clouds.
d) CFCs magnify ultraviolet light.

As the amount of ozone in the stratosphere decreases,
a) more ultraviolet light is able to reach Earth’s surface.
b) less solar energy is able to reach Earth’s surface.
c) the amount of methane in the atmosphere increases.
d) the amount of phytoplankton in the ocean increases.

The _________________________ is a process by which the atmosphere traps heat that is radiated from Earth’s surface.
a) global warmining
b) greenhouse effect
c) El Nino
d) La Nina

Large quantities of gaseous sulfur dioxide can reach the upper atmosphere following a(n) _________________________.
a) volcanic eruption
b) wildfire
c) drought
d) flood

The _________________________ is an international agreement that seeks to limit CO2 emissions from developed countries.
a) Kyoto Protocol
b) UN Agreement
c) CO2 Protocol
d) Paris protocol

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