The most widely used climate classification based on temperature and precipitation patterns is the ____________________ system

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


Köppen

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A. A B. B C. C D. D

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Briefly compare the May 18, 1980, eruption of Mount St. Helens to a typical eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano

What will be an ideal response?

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Why is it important to compare records from different locations? What other locations would you examine to study climate?

Examine Figure 18.2. The Vostok ice core is 3310 m (10,860 ft) long. The full record extends back to 422,000 years before the present. The figure shows CO2 in parts per million (ppm) and temperature anomalies in Celsius degrees. What will be an ideal response?

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This photograph shows light-colored granite and darker diorite (both igneous rocks). Which of the following statements is true?



A) The light-colored unit is younger because granite is more continental than diorite.
B) The diorite is older because its weathered surfaces are darker.
C) The granite is younger because it crosscuts the diorite.
D) All of these are correct.

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