Understanding Climate and Climate Change

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What is the primary difference between climate and weather?

  • Location
  • Patterns of temperature
  • Humidity levels
  • Time period (correct)

How long does it take to establish a climate pattern?

  • 10 years
  • 30 years (correct)
  • 100 years
  • 1 year

What is one way that human activities can contribute to climate change?

  • Burning of fossil fuels (correct)
  • Overpopulation
  • Industrialization
  • Deforestation

What is one natural factor that can affect climate?

<p>Volcanic activity (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary driver of atmospheric circulation?

<p>Temperature differences between poles and equator (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to warm air as it rises at the equator?

<p>It cools and falls back to Earth at the poles (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of atmospheric circulation?

<p>Global wind patterns (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the greenhouse effect?

<p>To trap heat from the sun's rays (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role do ocean waters play in heat distribution?

<p>They capture and distribute heat globally (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the phenomenon where air masses rise over mountains and cool, resulting in rainfall?

<p>Orographic effect (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of the rain shadow effect?

<p>Reduced rainfall on the leeward side (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary way humans influence the climate?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process by which the Earth's tectonic plates slowly move?

<p>Continental drift (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of El Niño events on southern states?

<p>More rain and cooler temperatures during winter (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the warming of the Earth due to trapped gases in the atmosphere?

<p>Global warming (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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