Areas like Minnesota experience dramatic changes between summer and winter temperatures due to _______ (select all that apply).   Question 12 options:   a)  receiving lots of heat from the Gulf Stream.   b)  fewer greenhouse gases being present   c)  seasonal variations in solar radiation due to being relatively far north.   d)  being far from the ocean.

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Areas like Minnesota experience dramatic changes between summer and winter temperatures due to _______ (select all that apply).

 
Question 12 options:
 

a) 

receiving lots of heat from the Gulf Stream.

 

b) 

fewer greenhouse gases being present

 

c) 

seasonal variations in solar radiation due to being relatively far north.

 

d) 

being far from the ocean.

 

 

 
 
Where is current and future climate warming projected to be highest?
 
Question 13 options:
 

a) 

Over sea in the northern hemisphere

 

b) 

Over land in the northern hemisphere

 

c) 

Over sea in the southern hemisphere

 

d) 

Over land in the southern hemisphere

 

 

 About how many degrees warmer is the current climate than during the last ice age?
 
Question 14 options:
 

a) 

1 ˚C

 

b) 

5˚C

 

c) 

10˚C

 

d) 

20˚C

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