Gaia Theory – Earth System Science

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1. An area’s long -term pattern of weather, or climate, is affected by (a) temperature (b) precipitation (c) latitude (d) all of the above.

2. A mountainous region may have a dry climate on the leeward side and a humid climate windward side because of differences in (a) temperature (b) precipitation (c) both a and b

3. Scientists hypothesize that plate tectonics can affect climate by (a) Changing the path of ocean currents (b) Increasing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere (c) increasing sunspots

4.Human activity that is thought to affect climate change includes (a) burning fossil fuels in vehicles, heating system s and coal-fired power plants (b) large scale cutting down of forests (deforestation) (c) taking galcier samples (d) both A and B (e) A, B, and C.

5. Sunspots may affect climate by affecting increases in (a) latitude (b) the amount of energy reaching earth from the sun (c) the shape of earths orbit around the sun (d) plate tectonic movements.

6. Scientists learn about past climate changes by studying (a) daily changes in temperature and precipitation (b) old or fossilized trees (c) chlorine isotope analysis of glacial ice (d) The constellations

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