Climate Basics

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1. Which climate term describes the long-term average pattern of weather?

   • climate
   • evaporation
   • condensation
   • greenhouse effect

2. Choose the best answer: which climate term describes water changing from liquid to vapor?

   • condensation
   • evaporation
   • greenhouse effect
   • monsoon

3. Which option correctly answers this: which climate term describes water vapor changing into liquid droplets?

   • greenhouse effect
   • monsoon
   • condensation
   • El Niño

4. Test the association in this item: Which climate term describes heat trapped by atmospheric gases?

   • monsoon
   • El Niño
   • La Niña
   • greenhouse effect

5. Identify the correct match. Which climate term describes a seasonal reversal of prevailing winds?

   • monsoon
   • El Niño
   • La Niña
   • front

6. From the choices given, which climate term describes the warm phase of the tropical Pacific cycle?

   • La Niña
   • El Niño
   • front
   • lapse rate

7. Which choice completes this fact accurately? Which climate term describes the cold phase of the tropical Pacific cycle?

   • front
   • lapse rate
   • La Niña
   • albedo

8. Consider the historical or technical context. Which climate term describes a boundary where two air masses meet?

   • lapse rate
   • albedo
   • climate
   • front

9. Pick the factually correct response: which climate term describes the decrease of temperature with altitude in the lower atmosphere?

   • lapse rate
   • albedo
   • climate
   • evaporation

10. For this final item, which climate term describes the fraction of incoming sunlight reflected by a surface?

    • climate
    • albedo
    • evaporation
    • condensation