What Would Be the Effect on Climate in the Temperate

question 32

Multiple Choice

What would be the effect on climate in the temperate 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) Smaller ranges between daytime high and nighttime low temperatures would be frequent.
• 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) Larger ranges between daytime high and nighttime low temperatures would be frequent.

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