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Why do the windward sides of mountain ranges receive more precipitation than the leeward sides?
a) Sinking air expands and cools.
b) Sinking air compresses and cools.
c) Rising air compresses and cools.
d) Rising air expands and cools.

Compared to land surface temperature changes, water surface temperature changes occur
a) more slowly because water has a higher specific heat
b) more slowly because water has a lower specific heat
c) faster because water has a lower specific heat
d) faster because water has a higher specific heat

Which statement best explains why a desert often forms on the leeward side of a mountain range,
a) Sinking air expands and warms.
b) Sinking air compresses and warms.
c) Rising air compresses and warms.
d) Rising air expands and warms.

What effect does a large body of water usually have on the climate of a nearby landmass?
a) The water causes cooler summers and warmer winters.
b) The water causes cooler summers and colder winters.
c) The water causes hotter summers and warmer winters.
d) The water causes hotter summers and colder winters.

Bodies of water have a moderating effect on climate primarily because
a) water temperatures change more slowly than land temperatures do
b) water temperatures are always lower than land temperatures
c) water surfaces are flatter than land surfaces
d) water gains heat more rapidly than land does

Which statement CORRECTLY describes an energy source AND its effect on the environment?
a) Nuclear energy, which uses a non-renewable fuel resource, generates dangerous waste.
b) fossil fuel, which comes from a continuously renewable resource, generates greenhouse gases.
c) solar power, which comes from a continuously renewable resource, generates greenhouse gases.
d) hydropower, which comes from a nonrenewable resource, generates dangerous waste.

The pavement and buildings in cities affect the local climate by
a) decreasing the temperature
b) increasing the temperature
c) increasing precipiataion
d) decreasing precipitation

Which of the following factors related to Earth's orbit does NOT affect climate?
a) wobble
b) rotation
c) tilt
d) shape

Which of the following will NOT help reduce CO2 levels in the atmosphere?
a) using public transportation
b) driving a hybrid car
c) human activity
d) using solar energy

Human impact on the environment is often more dramatic than that of other species because humans have a greater
a) need for food
b) need for water
c) ability to adapt to change
d) ability to alter the environment

Deforestation would most immediately result in
a) disappearance of native species
b) industrialization of a region
c) depletion of ozone
d) global warming

Water pollution as a result of fertilizer runoff from farms is harmful because it initially
a) changes the chemical composition of nearby streams and lakes
b) adds ozone to the atmosphere, increasing global temps.
c) decreases the water temperature of streams and lakes
d) decreases the amount of nutrient recycling in lakes

Increasing altitude will
a) keep the temperature the same
b) increase temperature
c) decrease temperature
d) help things grow

Increasing latitude will
a) decrease temperature
b) increase temperature
c) keep temperature the same
d) help the ice sheets melt

Water takes longer to change temperature than land because
a) it has a low specific heat
b) it has a high specific heat
c) it has no specific heat
d) it has a higher density

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