Lesson 10: Climax Quick Check
Answer:
1. How does an area’s weather differ from the area’s climate?
D.Weather is the area's day to day conditions and climate is the area's average conditions.
2.All of the following factors contribute to Earth’s climate EXCEPT
B) longitude
3.Earth has three main climate zones because of the differences in latitude and
B.distribution of sunlight.
4.The greenhouse gas, methane, is released by cattle as a product of their metabolism. What effect would an increase in cattle ranching be expected to have on climate?
B. Increased temperatures
5.Many governments impose taxes on the amount of carbon dioxide released by industries. What effect would this have on climate?
D.It would pressure industries to decrease carbon dioxide emissions, which would decrease global warming.