Name: __________________________

1. (incoming solar radiation) (volcanic eruptions)
2. (movement of tectonic plates) (El Niño/La Niña)
3. (latitude) (elevation) (distance from the ocean) (all of these)
4. (positive) (negative)
5. (much greater than) (about the same as) (much less than)
6. (greater) (about the same) (less)
7. (higher) (minimal change in) (lower)
8. (warming) (cooling)
9. (positive) (negative)
10. (increases) (decreases)
11. (Thinner Ice Cover) (Less Snow Cover) (Increased Summer Open Water)
12. (higher) (lower)
13. (drier) (more humid)
14. (positive) (negative)
15. (positive) (negative)
16. (positive) (negative)
17. (increase) (decrease)
18. (increase) (decrease)
19. (weaken) (strengthen)
20. (positive) (negative)
21. (less) (more)
22. (less) (more)
23. (20 degrees) (40 degrees) (60 degrees) S
24. (20 degrees) (40 degrees) (60 degrees) S

1. (landmasses) (the ocean)
2. (source) (sink)
3. (source) (sink)
4. (shrink) (expand)
5. (increase) (decrease)
6. (a few decades) (centuries) (millions of years)
7. (increase) (decrease)
8. (suppressed) (enhanced)
9. (reduced) (increased)
10. (heat) (salt) (dissolved gases) (all of these)
11. (high) (low)
12. (great) (little)
13. (expand) (contract)
14. (more) (less)
15. (do) (do not)
16. (monitoring) (modeling) (both of these)
17. (is) (is not)
18. (begins with) (does not require)
19. (function individually and independently) (interact and function as a whole)
20. _________________, and ________________.
21. (usually only one) (many)
22. (is) (is not)

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