Section #: 14.3
Climate Changes
Practice Test
1.
During the last Ice Age, which climates shown in this map grew the most?
a.
tropical, wet
b.
arid
c.
mediterranean
d.
ice cap
Hint
2.
Throughout geologic time, Earth has been __________.
a.
always colder then the present
b.
warmer and colder than the present
c.
only warmer than the present
d.
a steady temperature
Hint
3.
Approximately how long is a sunspot cycle?
a.
100 years
b.
10,000 years
c.
11 years
d.
14,000 years
Hint
4.
What can block solar radiation and have a short-term effect on climate?
a.
the ashes in the atmosphere from a volcanic eruption
b.
the wobble of Earth's axis
c.
the intensity of sunspots
d.
the shape of Earth's orbit
Hint
