What Would Be the Effect on Climate in the Temperature

question 35

Multiple Choice

What would be the effect on climate in the temperature latitudes if Earth were to slow its rate of rotation from a 24-hour period of rotation to a 48-hour period of rotation?

• A) Seasons would be longer and more distinct (colder winters and warmer summers).
• B) There would be a smaller range between daytime high and nighttime low temperatures.
• C) Large scale weather events such as tornadoes and hurricanes would no longer be a part of regional climates.
• D) Winter seasons in both the northern and southern hemispheres would have more abundant and frequent precipitation events.
• E) The climate would stay the same. The only change would be longer days and nights.

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