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Section 4 review

Section: Changes in Climate

Match the correct description with the correct term. Write the letter in the space provided.

______ 1. a natural process in which gases in the atmosphere trap

heat a. glacial period

______ 2. a long period of cool climate b. interglacial period

______ 3. a global increase in Earths temperature c. ice age

______ 4. a time during an ice age when ice melts and the sea d. greenhouse effect
level rises
e. global warming
______ 5. a period during an ice age when ice sheets advance
and the sea level drops

Write the letter of the correct answer in the space provided.

______ 6. The Milankovitch theory states that

a. ice ages are caused by volcanic eruptions.
b. continental drift causes ice ages.
c. changes in the Earths orbit cause ice ages.
d. Earths orbit never changes.
______ 7. What does the name Pangaea describe?
a. the end of the ice age
b. a giant landmass that existed 250 million years ago
c. the movement of the continents toward the equator
d. the eruption of Mount St. Helens
______ 8. How would an asteroid most likely change the Earths climate?
a. Debris from an asteroid hitting Earth could block sunlight.
b. The asteroid would block the sun during its orbit, chilling the Earth.
c. The asteroid would change the Earths orbit, causing an ice age.
d. If the asteroid fell in the ocean, it would make the sea level rise.
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______ 9. Which of the following is NOT a cause of an increase in carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere?
a. burning fossil fuels c. using automobiles
b. clearing forests for farming d. planting trees

10. What is the difference between climate and weather?

11. Name 5 things that influence climate.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

12. What are the three major climate types? Please provide a brief description of each.

1.
Description:

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2.
Description:

3.
Description:

13. Please name and describe in detail what to expect when traveling to one of your climate
biomes. Be sure to include temperature, rainfall, soil type, typical plants and animals.

Biome name:
City:

What we would find there:

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