Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The
two main factors that determine the climate of a region are a. | temperature and
precipitation. | b. | pressure and temperature. | c. | altitude and
pressure. | d. | altitude and temperature. | | |
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The
farther you live from an ocean, the more likely your climate will be a a. | marine
climate. | b. | tropical climate. | c. | continental
climate. | d. | subtropical climate. | | |
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Summers are caused by a. | a combination of longer days and more direct rays from the
sun. | b. | less direct rays
from the sun. | c. | longer days and shorter nights. | d. | more direct rays
and shorter days. | | |
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Climates are classified according to two major factors: a. | elevation and
precipitation. | b. | latitude and temperature. | c. | elevation and
latitude. | d. | precipitation and temperature. | | |
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The
Great Plains east of the Rocky Mountains have a a. | temperate marine climate. | b. | arid
climate. | c. | semiarid climate. | d. | humid
continental climate. | | |
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The
three temperate marine climates have a. | severe winters and are humid. | b. | mild winters and
are humid. | c. | mild winters and low temperatures. | d. | little rainfall
and high temperatures. | | |
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Clues
to what ancient climates were like come from a. | fossil trees, fossil tree rings, and ancient plant
pollen. | b. | very old weather records. | c. | satellite
pictures using infrared light. | d. | glacial deposits. | | |
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An
important principle scientists follow to determine ancient climates is: a. | Larger plants
and animals require warmer climates. | b. | If an organism today needs certain conditions to live, then a
similar organism that lived in the past needed similar conditions. | c. | Earth was warmer
long ago, so the climates were too. | d. | Climatic changes today occur faster than in ancient
times. | | |
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The
most recent major ice age in North America extended as far south as a. | Minnesota and
Wisconsin. | b. | Nebraska and Iowa. | c. | New Mexico and
Oklahoma. | d. | Texas and Florida. | | |
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During an ice age, Earth’s sea level a. | rises. | b. | lowers. | c. | remains
unchanged. | d. | rises and lowers rhythmically. | | |
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Some
scientists theorize that continental movements may cause climate changes by a. | changing
patterns of winds and ocean currents. | b. | shifting the equatorial and temperate
zones. | c. | altering the makeup of the
troposphere. | d. | redistributing Earth’s
vegetation. | | |
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The
burning of wood, coal, and natural gas produces a. | oxygen. | b. | nitrogen. | c. | carbon dioxide. | d. | methane. | | |
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Increased carbon dioxide may cause global warming by a. | allowing more
sunlight into the atmosphere. | b. | reflecting sunlight from Earth’s
surface. | c. | reducing the amount of oxygen in the
air. | d. | trapping more
heat in the atmosphere. | | |
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Earth’s ozone layer a. | has been thickening over the past several
years. | b. | filters harmful ultraviolet radiation from the
sun. | c. | exists only over
Antarctica. | d. | traps carbon dioxide in the
stratosphere. | | |
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The
sun’s rays are least direct a. | near the poles. | b. | near the
equator. | c. | at high altitudes. | d. | far from the
ocean. | | |
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The
climate zones lying between 23.5° and 66.5° north and south latitude are called
the a. | temperate
zones. | b. | polar zones. | c. | tropical
zones. | d. | subtropical zones. | | |
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As
many as four ice ages have occurred on Earth during the past a. | 10,000
years. | b. | 200,000 years. | c. | 2 million
years. | d. | 4 million years. | | |
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For
every kilometer that you go up, the temperature a. | decreases 1.6 Celsius degrees. | b. | decreases 6.5
Celsius degrees. | c. | decreases 10.6 Celsius degrees. | d. | decreases 16.5
Celsius degrees. | | |
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The
prevailing winds that affect the Sahara Desert are a. | from the
west | b. | prevailing
westerlies. | c. | northeast trade winds. | d. | doldrum
winds. | | |
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A
tropical wet climate exists in the United States only in a. | Oregon. | b. | Florida. | c. | Hawaii. | d. | California. | | |
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Essay
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Describe how precipitation is used to classify tropical rainy climates.
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