Book I Chapter 4 Test

1.

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The sun's rays are least direct

at high altitudes

near the poles

far from the ocean

near the equator

2.

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The climate zones lying between 23.5 and 66.5 degrees north and south latitude are called

tropical zones

polar zones

temperate zones

subtropical zones

3.

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The farther you live from an ocean, the more likely your climate will be a?

tropical climate

subtropical climate

marine climate

continental climate

4.

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Over the past 200 years, the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has?

decreased slightly

increased until recently, and then decreased

stayed about the same

increased steadily

5.

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Near the end of both March and September,

spring begins in both hemispheres

the sun's rays strike Earth with the same intensity everywhere

Earth's axis is no longer pointing at the north Star

neither end of Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun

6.

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The climate on the leeward side of a mountain differs from that on the windward side mostly in

the amount of rainfall

the direction of the winds

the strength of the winds

the angle of sunlight

7.

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Clues to what ancient climates were like come from all of the following EXCEPT?

very old weather records

fossil tree rings

fossil trees

ancient plant pollens

8.

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An El Nino event typically occurs every

year

2-7 years

1-4 years

7-10 years

9.

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Climates are classified according to two major factors:

latitude and temperature

precipitation and temperature

elevation and latitude

elevation and precipitation

10.

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During an ice age, Earth's sea level

lowers

rises and lowers rhythmically

remains unchanged

rises

11.

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In addition to temperature and precipitation Koppen's climate system classified climates by a region's?

microclimates

vegetation

air masses

seasonal winds

12.

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Increased carbon dioxide may cause global warming by?

trapping more heat in the atmosphere

allowing more sunlight into the atmosphere

reducing the amount of oxygen in the air

reflecting more sunlight from clouds

13.

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The seasons are caused by?

Earth's varying distance from the sun

the tilt of Earth's axis as Earth revolves around the sun

Earth's changing rate of rotation

shifting climates on Earth's surface

14.

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Summers are caused by?

longer days and longer nights

Earth in its orbit moving closer to the sun

a combination of longer days and more direct rays from the sun.

less direct rays from the sun.

15.

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Chlorine atoms in the stratosphere

combine with oxygen to form poisonous gases

prevent light from passing through the ozone layer

break down ozone into oxygen atoms

increase the amount of ozone

16.

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Permafrost and mosses, lichens, and wildflowers are common life in the

temperate climate

subtropical climate

tundra climate

ice cap climate

17.

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The average, year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and cloud in an area are known.

seasons

weather

climate

global warming

18.

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Scientists predict that banning the use of chlorofluorocarbons will

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increase ultraviolet light reaching earth

gradually restore the ozone layer

increase the rate of ozone depletion

have no effect on the ozone layer

19.

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Regions that receive less than 25 centimeters of rain annually are called

steppes

deserts

tundras

savannas

20.

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El nino is a weather pattern that forms in the

polar atlantic

tropical pacific

tropical atlantic

polar pacific

21.

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Earth's ozone layer

has been thickening over the past several years.

filters harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun.

exists only over Antarctica

traps carbon dioxide in the stratosphere