1. A major influence on climate is ____.
A. large bodies of water
B.large cities
C.ocean currents
D.all of the above <---
2. Moderate temperatures are characteristic of ____.
A.the polar zone
B.the tropics
C.both a and b
D.the temperate zones <---
3. During El Niño years, ____.
A. trade winds strengthen
B.ocean temperatures decrease off the coast of Peru <---
C.ocean temperatures increase off the coast of Peru
D.the jet stream is usually unaffected
4. Geological records indicate ____.
A.that Earth was flatter in the past
B.that there were no ice ages until 1 million years ago
C.nothing about the climate in the past
D.at times in the past 2 million years, glaciers covered large parts of Earth <---
5.
Earth's atmosphere is warmed by the greenhouse effect because heat radiated from Earth's surface is ____ by gases in the atmosphere.
A.cooled
B.absorbed <---
C.burned up
D.none of the above
A. large bodies of water
B.large cities
C.ocean currents
D.all of the above <---
2. Moderate temperatures are characteristic of ____.
A.the polar zone
B.the tropics
C.both a and b
D.the temperate zones <---
3. During El Niño years, ____.
A. trade winds strengthen
B.ocean temperatures decrease off the coast of Peru <---
C.ocean temperatures increase off the coast of Peru
D.the jet stream is usually unaffected
4. Geological records indicate ____.
A.that Earth was flatter in the past
B.that there were no ice ages until 1 million years ago
C.nothing about the climate in the past
D.at times in the past 2 million years, glaciers covered large parts of Earth <---
5.
Earth's atmosphere is warmed by the greenhouse effect because heat radiated from Earth's surface is ____ by gases in the atmosphere.
A.cooled
B.absorbed <---
C.burned up
D.none of the above