A) Climate refers to long-term atmospheric patterns, while weather is short-term variability. B) Climate changes more frequently than weather. C) Weather refers to long-term atmospheric patterns, while climate is short-term. D) Weather and climate describe identical atmospheric conditions.
A) Sudden shifts in ocean currents B) Ozone layer depletion C) Variations in the Earth–Sun geometric relationship D) Random fluctuations in Earth’s weather systems
A) Ocean currents B) Heat from the sun C) Sound waves D) Earth’s rotation
A) The effects he calculated were too large to be realistic B) His theory contradicted Newtonian mechanics C) His calculations were inaccurate D) The changes in sunlight were too small to trigger major climate events
A) The relationship between temperature and humidity B) The difference between aphelion and perihelion C) The tilt of the Earth’s axis D) A geographic zone characterized by atmospheric conditions
A) Methane B) Water vapor C) Nitrogen D) CO₂
A) It is elliptical and its orientation changes over time. B) It is circular but its orientation constantly shifts. C) It is elliptical but the Earth’s axis remains fixed. D) It is circular and maintains a fixed orientation in space.
A) Disproved the idea of orbital cycles B) Demonstrated that Earth’s tilt never changes C) Established that sunlight is constant over time D) Introduced the concept of chaos, showing small changes can have major effects
A) Earthquakes B) CO₂ levels over time C) Temperature of the oceans D) Distance to the sun
A) Precession B) Solstice C) Perihelion D) Equinox
A) It eliminates the need for Milankovitch cycles B) It proves that climate change is entirely human-caused C) It rejects all Newtonian physics D) It shows that summative effects of small changes can unexpectedly amplify
A) Solar storms B) Rotation speed C) Human activities D) Earth’s tilt
A) Equinox B) Perihelion C) Summer solstice D) Winter solstice
A) Volcanic activity B) Increased ocean evaporation C) Milankovitch cycles alone D) Human industry
A) Less sunlight B) Burning fossil fuels C) More rainfall D) More trees
A) The shift in distance between aphelion and perihelion B) The movement of equinox points due to axial precession C) Seasonal temperature fluctuations caused by Earth’s tilt D) The elliptical nature of Earth’s orbit
A) Humans influence climate more than nature B) Earth’s climate has always changed without human influence C) The greenhouse effect does not exist D) Solar radiation changes alone determine temperature
A) Stops sunlight from entering B) Stops Earth’s rotation C) Makes Earth colder D) Makes Earth habitable
A) Because orbital factors eliminate the need to study atmospheric conditions B) Because weather patterns are fully determined by orbital distance C) Because the orbit of the Earth never changes D) Because changes in orbital orientation influence how much solar energy reaches Earth
A) Humans were already causing warming B) Industrialization had no impact C) Natural cycles were the dominant influence at that time D) Temperature was decreasing
A) Tyndall B) Poincaré C) Newton D) Keeling
A) Complex and unpredictable systems B) Simple machines C) Earthquakes D) Predictable patterns only
A) Sudden changes in the atmosphere B) Long-term weather patterns of an area C) The daily changes in temperature D) Short-term storms and rainfall
A) To slope B) To move C) To turn D) To heat
A) The wobble or change in the Earth’s axis B) The longest day of the year C) The shortest day of the year D) The tilt of the Earth
A) Car wheel B) Boat C) Spinning top (trumpo) D) Flying bird
A) Tens of thousands of years B) Hundreds of years C) Months D) Days
A) The sun is over the equator B) Longest daylight of the year C) Earth is farthest from the sun D) Day and night are equal
A) Spiral B) Circle C) Triangle D) Ellipse
A) Water vapor B) Oxygen C) Methane D) Carbon dioxide
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