Which of these descriptions is best categorized as a weather event?
a. San Diego tends to have milder winters than Dallas
b. Average precipitation has increased slightly over the last 30 years.
c. The normal temperature for this time of year is around 60 °F.
d. On average, western Washington receives much more precipitation than eastern Washington.
e. Tulsa, Oklahoma experienced a record high temperature yesterday.
e
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The long-term effect of increasing ocean heat content is that it
A) contributes to global climate change by gradually raising air temperatures. B) causes a shrinkage of ocean volume, offsetting sea level rise. C) will cool the atmosphere and offset air temperature increases. D) will reduce the rate of melting of glaciers and polar ice caps.
Climatic variations during the Quaternary Period had very little effect on Earth's environments outside the areas covered with glacial ice
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Water vapor can occupy as much as 4% of the total volume of air
a. True b. False
Who allowed his ship to be trapped in the Arctic ice for nearly four years to prove that no Arctic continent existed?
a. Nansen b. Mahan c. Murray d. Anderson e. Thomson