How does the climate system work?

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Earth Science Quiz on How does the climate system work?, created by Gwyneth Cooper on 21/04/2021.
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Question 1

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The Earth's climate system depends on two things... (please tick both)
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  • The way heat energy moves in and out of our atmosphere
  • The configuration of the Milky Way galaxy
  • Our Earth's magnetic field
  • The way heat energy moves around our atmosphere and oceans

Question 2

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What provides most of the heat energy that reaches our atmosphere?
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  • The moon
  • The sun
  • Other stars

Question 3

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All the heat energy from the sun is eventually released back into space, but it can be trapped in our atmosphere and in the Earth first
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  • True
  • False

Question 4

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Greenhouse gases are...
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  • Gases that absorb some of the heat energy from the sun before it escapes into space, trapping it in our atmosphere for longer
  • Gases that allow the heat energy to pass straight through, back into space

Question 5

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Which of these are greenhouse gases?
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  • Oxygen
  • Carbon dioxide
  • Water vapour
  • Nitrogen
  • Methane

Question 6

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Greenhouse gases play an important role in keeping our Earth warm enough for us to live
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  • True
  • False

Question 7

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What causes different seasons, and affects weather and climate at different latitudes?
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  • The Earth's orbit being closer or further from the sun
  • The Earth's tilt causing places to be tilted towards or away from the sun
  • The sun's intensity changing over the year

Question 8

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Because heat energy is unevenly distributed over the earth (more at the equator, less at the poles), the atmosphere moves the heat to try to equalise it
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  • True
  • False

Question 9

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At areas of low pressure, warm air [blank_start]rises[blank_end], often bringing rain and [blank_start]wind[blank_end]. This air then cools and starts to fall, causing areas of [blank_start]high[blank_end] pressure. High pressure areas are often calm and [blank_start]clear[blank_end]. These cycles of warm and cool air and changing air pressure cause most of our weather.
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  • rises
  • wind
  • high
  • clear

Question 10

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Changes in ocean temperature and saltiness cause currents of warm and cool water in the oceans too, which contribute to climate
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  • True
  • False
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