1. In terms of climate, how is an increase in elevation similar to an increase in latitude?
2. How do we know what climate was like in the past?
3. How can rising temperatures lead to a feedback mechanism that further increases global temperature?
4. What is the evidence for- and possible consequences of- present day climate change?
5. Which of the following is NOT the name of a sea? A) South China B) Mediterranean C) Indian D) Caribbean E) Bering
6. In the oceans, place-to-place differences in water temperature and other characteristics are most prominent _______. A) at the bottom B) at depths below a few hundred meters C) near the surface D) in tropical latitudes E) in polar latitudes
7. __ is making the oceans progressively acidic. A) Salt B) Nitrogen in fertilizers C) Gypsum D) Carbonic acid
8. The quantity of water that can be held in subsurface rock or soil depends on the ______ of the material. A) color B) permeability C) porosity D) age E) altitude above sea level