Climatic Change

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1. static and unchanging feature
2. A dynamic and unstable feature
3. A feature that only occurs in certain regions
4. A feature that only occurs during certain seasons

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1. Variations and shifts in weather conditions over space and time
2. A static and unchanging climate
3. A feature that only occurs in certain regions
4. A feature that only occurs during certain seasons

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1. External factors such as variations in orbital characteristics of the earth, solar variability, and tectonic processes
2. Internal factors such as exchanges of energy between the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and cryosphere
3. Both external and internal factors at local, regional, and global levels
4. All of the above

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1. The study of climate in the present time
2. The study of past climate changes
3. The study of future climate changes
4. The study of climate in a specific region

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1. A static and unchanging climate pattern
2. A dynamic and unstable climate pattern
3. A cycle of changing weather conditions over time
4. A cycle of changing weather conditions over space

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1. Increase in greenhouse gases
2. Ozone depletion
3. Sudden collision of the earth and a giant meteor
4. Deforestation

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1. Increase in the emission of greenhouse gases
2. Deforestation
3. Ozone depletion
4. Global environmental changes

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1. Increase in the emission of greenhouse gases
2. Sea level changes and submersion of island nations and major coastal lowlands
3. Ozone depletion and deforestation
4. None of the above

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1. As the temporal scale of change becomes shorter, the area also becomes smaller.
2. Local level changes are always overshadowed by changes at the global level.
3. The variability is always periodi
4. The climatic changes are always progressive.

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1. Natural factors
2. Both natural and anthropogenic factors
3. Anthropogenic factors only
4. None of the above

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1. Millions of years
2. Thousands to millions of years
3. Few years to thousands of years
4. Less than a year

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1. Anthropogenic factors
2. Natural factors
3. Both anthropogenic and natural factors
4. None of the above

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1. Palaeontology
2. Chronology
3. Climatology
4. Indicators

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1. Recorded data
2. Real data
3. Proxy data and logical deductions
4. None of the above

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1. Since the beginning of time
2. For the last 100 years or so
3. Since industrial revolution
4. None of the above

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1. Same intensity of processes throughout geological time
2. Different intensity of processes throughout geological time
3. Different physical processes and laws that operate today compared to geological time
4. None of the above

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1. Floral and faunal indicators
2. Geological and pedogenic indicators
3. Cryogenic and tectonic indicators
4. None of the above

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1. Terrigeneous ancient deposits, marine deposits, and pedogenic indicators
2. Floral and faunal indicators
3. Cryogenic and tectonic indicators
4. None of the above

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1. Glaciation and periglacial evidences
2. Floral and faunal indicators
3. Geological and tectonic indicators
4. None of the above

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1. Carbon dating
2. Oxygen isotope analysis
3. Pollen analysis
4. All of the above

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