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