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You will find tropical climate subzones close to the Euqator on all continents. |
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The amount of precipitation an area receives mostly depends on how close it is to a large body of water. |
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Secular scientists and young-earth creationary scientists agree that the earth has experienced climate change in the past. |
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Studies of several centuries of tree rings show that the earth's temperature has been gradually climbing and has accelerated recently. |
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| How many months of the year receive more than 125 mm of rainfall? |
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| Which month has the highest average temperature? |
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| Which month receives the most rainfall? |
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| According to the ________ hypothesis, man-made carbon dioxide in the atomsphere traps heat from the sun, raising the earth's temperature. |
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| ________ is the term that describes the average weather conditions in an area over a period of many years. |
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| People who hold to __________ environmentalism believe that protecting the earth and its resources is more important than protecting the lives of individual people. |
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| The biggest problem with the banning of the pesticide DDT was... |
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| the great loss of human life after it was banned. |
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| The most important variable factor in climate change models will likely be... |
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| the amount of precipitation |
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| The most important greenhouse gas in the atmosphere is... |
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| Increased sunspot activity... |
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According to your textbook, which of these statements would be most acceptable in a young-earth view of Earth's history?
-There have been at least four major ice ages.
-There has never been an ice age, but there have been some cool periods.
-We are just coming out of an ice age that began after the Flood.
-There was one major ice age followed by a series of mini ice ages. |
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| There was one major ice age followed by a series of mini ice ages. |
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| What is the name for the large chunks of ice that break off continental glaciers and float in the sea? |
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| What are seasonal winds that bring heavy precipitation? |
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| Why do average temperatures decrease as you go higher up a tall mountain? |
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| The atmosphere lapse rate lowers temperatures. |
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| Which of these specialists could probably provide the most trustworth data in a research study on climate change? |
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| A balanced concern for human needs as well as for protecting the environment would be described by the term... |
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| What does the phrase anthropogenic global warming refer to? |
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| This refers to global warming that has been caused by man. |
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| What promise did God give to Noah just after the Flood (Genesis 8:22) that is related to the climate? |
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| He promised that seasons would continue to come and go in a regular manner. |
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| What does the lapse rate of the troposphere have to do with temperatures at different levels of a mountain? |
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| Because the temperature usually drops with altitude, it is usually cooler as you near the top of a mountain than at its base. |
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