General Circulation Models Are Based on the Fundamental Laws of Physics

question 104

Multiple Choice

General circulation models are based on the fundamental laws of physics and chemistry, and they are designed to ___________.

• A) determine whether places are going to experience bad hurricane seasons or droughts during the next year
• B) measure urban heat islands and identify where changes need to be made in a community
• C) predict the weather over periods of weeks and months
• D) simulate the history of weather on earth for the last ice age
• E) model climate behavior over decades

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