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Question 1 of 30

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What are the two major factors that classify diffrent climate types.

Select one of the following:

  • Tempeture, Precipitaton

  • Rain, and clouds

  • Wind, And temps

  • Temps and wind

Explanation

Question 2 of 30

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What is the main factor that influnces a continental climate?

Select one or more of the following:

  • close to the ocean

  • on the ocean

  • not close to the ocean

Explanation

Question 3 of 30

1

Define Climate

Select one of the following:

  • Short term conditions of clouds, rain, and wind

  • Long term conditions of temps, clouds, rain, and wind

  • Long term conditions of temps, and wind

  • Long term conditions of clouds, and wind

Explanation

Question 4 of 30

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Summers are caused by daylight hours and more sun rays

Explanation

Question 5 of 30

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What is the main cause of the different seasons of the year?

Select one of the following:

  • Angle of earth's axis

  • axis of the earth

Explanation

Question 6 of 30

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Climate zones and degree's of latitude.

Select one or more of the following:

  • Polar 66.5 North And South

  • Temprate 66.5 North And South

  • temprate 23.5 to 66.5 North And South

  • Tropical 23.9 north and south

  • Tropical 23.5 north and south

Explanation

Question 7 of 30

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Where are the suns rays least direct

Select one or more of the following:

  • polar

  • tropical

  • temprate

  • artic circle

  • antartic circle

  • tropic of capricorn

  • tropic of cancer

  • eqator

Explanation

Question 8 of 30

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What climate region recives lessthen 25 cm of rain

Select one of the following:

  • semi arid

  • desert

  • arid

  • wet

  • tropical wet

Explanation

Question 9 of 30

1

Earth's axis near the end of march and september.

Select one of the following:

  • Equinox, not pointing towards or away from the sun

  • Equinox, pointing towards or away from the sun

Explanation

Question 10 of 30

1

Tropical wet climate. What State?

Select one of the following:

  • Californa

  • Flordia

  • Texas

  • Hawaii

  • Maine

Explanation

Question 11 of 30

1

Leeward is the dry side of the mountain.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 12 of 30

1

windward is the dry side too.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 13 of 30

1

sea levels have rose about 6.7 inches in the last century.

Select one or more of the following:

  • Sea levals rise

  • Ocean Acidificatio

  • More Droughts and Heat Waves

  • Sea Levels will Rise 1-4 Feet by 2100

Explanation

Question 14 of 30

1

ten warmest years have been in the 2000s, 2015 warmest year on record.

Select one of the following:

  • Extreme Event

  • Global Temperature Rise

  • Temperatures Will Continue to Rise

  • Changes in Precipitation Patterns

Explanation

Question 15 of 30

1

Greenland lost 287 billion metric tons a year.
Antarctica is losing 134 billion metric tons

Select one of the following:

  • Declining Arctic Sea Ice

  • Shrinking Ice Sheets

  • Frost Free Season Will Lengthen

Explanation

Question 16 of 30

1

ice is melting at a 12% rate by decade.

Select one of the following:

  • Declining Arctic Sea Ice

  • Glacial Retreat

  • Decreased Snow Cover

Explanation

Question 17 of 30

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400 billion tons is the total loss of glaciers per year since 1994

Select one of the following:

  • Decreased Snow Cover

  • Glacial Retreat

  • Blanket Around the Earth

Explanation

Question 18 of 30

1

Weather, Hurricane, flooding, tornado, droughts, heatwaves.

Select one of the following:

  • Extreme Event

  • Change Will Continue

  • Temperatures Will Continue to Rise

Explanation

Question 19 of 30

1

Ocean absorbs ⅓ of carbon dioxide produced.

Select one of the following:

  • Decreased Snow Cover

  • Declining Arctic Sea Ice

  • Global Temperature Rise

  • Ocean Acidification

Explanation

Question 20 of 30

1

Snow cover decreasing over last 50 years.

Select one of the following:

  • Decreased Snow Cover

  • Temperatures Will Continue to Rise

  • Blanket Around the Earth

Explanation

Question 21 of 30

1

Greenhouse effect.” 1.Carbon dioxide 2. Methan 3. Nitrous oxide 4. Water vapor

Select one of the following:

  • Change Will Continue

  • Temperatures Will Continue to Rise

  • Blanket Around the Earth

Explanation

Question 22 of 30

1

Warm water is bigger water.

Select one of the following:

  • Frost Free Season Will Lengthen

  • Change Will Continue

  • Changes in Precipitation Patterns

Explanation

Question 23 of 30

1

2010 & 2015 warmest years on recorded

Select one of the following:

  • Temperatures Will Continue to Rise

  • Sea Levels will Rise 1-4 Feet by 2100

  • Hurricanes Will Become Stronger and More Intense

Explanation

Question 24 of 30

1

Growing season is longer bc of the heat trapping gases are increasing.

Select one of the following:

  • Changes in Precipitation Patterns

  • Frost Free Season Will Lengthen

  • Hurricanes Will Become Stronger and More Intense

Explanation

Question 25 of 30

1

Overall A large Portion of the us should get rain

Select one of the following:

  • Hurricanes Will Become Stronger and More Intense

  • Changes in Precipitation Patterns

  • Arctic Will Likely become Ice Free

Explanation

Question 26 of 30

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Summers will keep getting warmer. The biggest are that is affected is the southwest.

Select one of the following:

  • More Droughts and Heat Waves

  • Hurricanes Will Become Stronger and More Intense

  • What Can We Do?

Explanation

Question 27 of 30

1

Since water temps rise more hurricanes will come.

Select one of the following:

  • Arctic Will Likely become Ice Free

  • Sea Levels will Rise 1-4 Feet by 2100

  • Hurricanes Will Become Stronger and More Intense

Explanation

Question 28 of 30

1

Sea levels rise because ice melt and bc of warm waters, expanding.

Select one of the following:

  • Arctic Will Likely become Ice Free

  • Sea Levels will Rise 1-4 Feet by 2100

  • Regional Effects

Explanation

Question 29 of 30

1

Ice melt goes right along with temp change/global warming

Select one of the following:

  • Sea Levels will Rise 1-4 Feet by 2100

  • Arctic Will Likely become Ice Free

  • Regional Effects

Explanation

Question 30 of 30

1

Stop smoking, shorter showers, water off when not in use, recycle, carpool, ride bikes, plant more trees, etc.

Select one of the following:

  • Arctic Will Likely become Ice Free

  • What Can We Do? -

  • Regional Effects

Explanation

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