Delta Reading Quiz 9 Q 3

A. The variation in the amount of solar energy reaching different parts of the earth has a great influence on global climate.

B. Warm air flows from the equator toward both poles, where it cools and then flows back toward the equator, creating a general air circulation.

C. The moisture–holding capacity of air, humidity, increases when air is warmed and decreases when it is cooled.

D. The consistently warm temperatures and heavy rainfall near the equator result in tropical rain forests.

E. The earth’s annual circling of the sun and its daily spinning around its axis cause its seasonal changes in climate.

F. The chemical content of the troposphere
is another factor determining the earth’s average temperatures and thus its climates.