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6. The greater the angle of the tilt of the Earth's axis, the ... the summers+ the ... the winters are

  • Hotter; colder
  • Colder; hotter

7. When did the Mount Tambora erupt?

  • 1815
  • 1715
  • 1845
  • 1645

8. What happened after the Mountain Tambora erupt?

  • It was unusually cold over much of the world with Europe having heavy snowfalls+ frost throughout the summer
  • It was unusually hot the following year, with Europe having a hot summer

9. Without the greenhouse effect the global temperature would be ... instead of the present...

  • -18oC; +15oC
  • -15oC; 18oC
  • 160C; 24.5oC

10. The variation in the tilt of the Earth's axis occurs over a ... year time span

  • 10000
  • 41000
  • 95000

11. The movement of continents due to plate tectonics affects the global pattern of atmospheric+ ocean circulation+ the changing shape of the Earth's surface causes winds+ ocean currents to change. This process is too slow to have a large effect over...

  • 10000 years
  • 95000 years
  • 41000 years

12. When the Earth's orbit is circular, ... periods occur

  • Cold, glacial
  • Warm