Go to the Quizzes Page Regional and Global Climate Change 0% 71 Created by AbuBakrShalabi Please write your name and email to receive your certificate. 1 / 20 Climate is affected by many factors including: tides and currents latitude, altitude, and proximity to bodies of water wind snow and sleet 2 / 20 What is the climate expected to be like in mountainous areas? similar to climates of coastal areas very dry very warm rainy 3 / 20 What happens when Earth has a circular orbit? distance from the Sun increases ice sheets start to melt global temperatures decrease distance from the Sun decreases 4 / 20 What can people do to reduce greenhouse gases? Burn more fossil fuels. Lengthen the growing season for crops. Use more solar-powered energy. Drive in their own cars. 5 / 20 What is climate? cloud cover and temperature weather conditions in an area over a long period of time precipitation and humidity at a given time and place the condition of the atmosphere at any given time and place 6 / 20 What can scientists do with fossilized pollen? They can study solstices. They can study and compare past climates on Earth. They can predict spring and fall equinoxes. They can learn about the cause of El Ninos. 7 / 20 What causes long-term climate cycles, like ice ages and interglacial? gases dissolving and freezing in ice changes in Earth's orbit around the Sun human activities changes in the tilt of Earth's axis 8 / 20 Which area of Earth regularly receives the MOST sunlight? the equator the South Pole middle latitudes, between 30o and 60o the North Pole 9 / 20 Which of the following is an effect of rural-urban migration? more trees being cut down fewer emissions from cars increased solar and wind power cooler global temperatures 10 / 20 Which of the following best describes specific heat? the ability of water to increase its temperature because of solar energy how quickly an object can lose heat when it is around water the amount of thermal energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a substance by 1°C. the average kinetic energy of molecules 11 / 20 How often does the tilt of Earth's axis change? 100,000 years 500,000 years 41,000 years 24,000 years 12 / 20 What is Earth's current interglacial period called? Pleistocene Epoch Holocene Epoch Circular orbit Epoch Little Ice Age 13 / 20 When one side of a mountain is full of green vegetation and the other side is dry and warm, what is this condition known as? desert shadow rain shadow desert mountain rain mountain 14 / 20 Which of the following increases the greenhouse effect? increased acid precipitation sunlight that is not blocked by clouds periods of drought followed by flooding excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere 15 / 20 Why are polar regions generally colder during the year? because they receive less solar energy than areas closer to the equator because they do not receive any solar energy at all because they receive more solar energy than areas further away from the equator because they receive the same amount of solar energy as areas near the equator 16 / 20 What is altitude? the depth of a lake the height of the atmosphere the height above sea level the depth of the ocean 17 / 20 At which latitude would you expect to find the warmest air temperatures? 0° 66.5°S 23.5° S 66.5°N 18 / 20 Which of the following facts is true of the rain shadow? Dry air travels down the mountain. Prevailing winds carry moist, warm air. The downward slope of the mountain has a wet climate. Precipitation falls on the downward slope of the mountain. 19 / 20 When did the most recent ice age begin? 2 million years ago 10,000 years ago 6 million years ago 20,000 years ago 20 / 20 Which statement about Earth is true? Earth has one altitude in space in relation to the Sun. The equator is an imaginary line that runs between the North and South Poles. All regions on Earth have the same level of exposure to sunlight. Different regions are exposed to different levels of solar energy. Your score is 0% Restart quiz Go to the Quizzes Page