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Concept 1 Quiz

Explain what is meant by Earth's climate system and discuss the factors that give every location a distinctive climate.

This activity contains 10 questions.

Question 1.
Earth's climate system involves the exchanges of ________ and moisture that occur among the five spheres.

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Question 2.
Climate represents the _______ behavior of an environmental system.

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Question 3.
The two most important elements in a climatic description are temperature and


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Question 4.
Consider the important elements used to describe climate for a given area and identify these components illustrated on a representative climate diagram.

(Climograph, Courtesy of the National Drought Mitigation Center)

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The letters A through D appear on an image associated with this question.

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Question 5.
Earth's climate system is used to describe changes


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Question 6.
Earth has a distinctive global climate.

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Question 7.
The accumulations of ice and snow that exist at Earth's surface and the processes affecting this material is best described as part of the


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Question 8.
Earth's climate system is powered by energy from


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Question 9.
The central component of the complex, connected, and interactive global environmental system upon which all life depends is the


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Question 10.
Changes in ocean circulation are best explained as


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