Question 1

What is the chemical formula for ozone?

Accepted Answer

A) O 
B) O2 
C) O3 
D) O4 
A) O 
B) O2 
C) O3 
D) O4

Question 2

How can we trace enhanced CO2 atmospheric levels back to human activity?

Accepted Answer

A) with oxygen isotopes 
B) with carbon isotopes 
C) with calcium isotopes 
D) with nitrogen isotopes 
A) with oxygen isotopes 
B) with carbon isotopes 
C) with calcium isotopes 
D) with nitrogen isotopes

Question 3

Which of the following is the current warm interglacial period?

Accepted Answer

A) the Holocene 
B) the Miocene 
C) the Paleocene 
D) the Pleistocene 
A) the Holocene 
B) the Miocene 
C) the Paleocene 
D) the Pleistocene

Question 4

Which of the following elements has the longest residence time in the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

A) nitrogen 
B) oxygen 
C) sulfur dioxide 
D) Nitrogen,oxygen,and sulfur dioxide all have the same residence time. 
A) nitrogen 
B) oxygen 
C) sulfur dioxide 
D) Nitrogen,oxygen,and sulfur dioxide all have the same residence time.

Question 5

A representation of the climate system that can reproduce aspects of climate behavior is known as the

Accepted Answer

A) climate feedback loop. 
B) climate replication hypothesis. 
C) climate predictor. 
D) climate model. 
A) climate feedback loop. 
B) climate replication hypothesis. 
C) climate predictor. 
D) climate model.

Question 6

During ice ages,which of the feedbacks in the climate system plays a bigger role?

Accepted Answer

A) plant growth 
B) albedo 
C) radiative dampening 
D) water vapor 
A) plant growth 
B) albedo 
C) radiative dampening 
D) water vapor

Question 7

Approximately how long does it take for a parcel of air to circle the globe?

Accepted Answer

A) approximately 1 day 
B) approximately 1 week 
C) approximately 1 month 
D) approximately 1 year 
A) approximately 1 day 
B) approximately 1 week 
C) approximately 1 month 
D) approximately 1 year

Question 8

In the absence of greenhouse gases Earth would

Accepted Answer

A) absorb more of the solar radiation. 
B) freeze over. 
C) radiate more in the infrared. 
D) warm up from within through lithospheric conduction. 
A) absorb more of the solar radiation. 
B) freeze over. 
C) radiate more in the infrared. 
D) warm up from within through lithospheric conduction.

Question 9

Geochemical cycles trace the flux of chemical elements from one ______ to another.

Accepted Answer

A) model 
B) interface 
C) reservoir 
D) ocean basin 
A) model 
B) interface 
C) reservoir 
D) ocean basin

Question 10

The phrase enhanced greenhouse effect refers to

Accepted Answer

A) a special portion of the climate system. 
B) the twentieth-century warming. 
C) an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide due to human activity. 
D) a rise in global temperature. 
A) a special portion of the climate system. 
B) the twentieth-century warming. 
C) an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide due to human activity. 
D) a rise in global temperature.

Question 11

Weathering of carbonate and silicate rocks

Accepted Answer

A) adds carbon to the atmosphere and the lithosphere. 
B) adds carbon to the atmosphere and removes carbon from the lithosphere. 
C) removes carbon from the atmosphere and adds carbon to the lithosphere. 
D) removes carbon from the atmosphere and the lithosphere. 
A) adds carbon to the atmosphere and the lithosphere. 
B) adds carbon to the atmosphere and removes carbon from the lithosphere. 
C) removes carbon from the atmosphere and adds carbon to the lithosphere. 
D) removes carbon from the atmosphere and the lithosphere.

Question 12

If Earth's atmosphere did not contain greenhouse gases,Earth's surface would be

Accepted Answer

A) approximately 33°C cooler. 
B) approximately 10°C warmer. 
C) approximately 10°C cooler. 
D) approximately 33°C warmer. 
A) approximately 33°C cooler. 
B) approximately 10°C warmer. 
C) approximately 10°C cooler. 
D) approximately 33°C warmer.

Question 13

The ___________ system describes the average surface conditions and their variation as a result of the input of solar energy forces.

Accepted Answer

A) radiation 
B) climate 
C) greenhouse 
D) stratosphere 
A) radiation 
B) climate 
C) greenhouse 
D) stratosphere

Question 14

Which of the following statements about large volcanic eruptions,such as the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo,is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Global temperatures decrease and return to normal in approximately 2 weeks. 
B) Global temperatures decrease and return to normal in approximately 4 years. 
C) Global temperatures increase and return to normal in approximately 2 weeks. 
D) Global temperatures increase and return to normal in approximately 4 years. 
A) Global temperatures decrease and return to normal in approximately 2 weeks. 
B) Global temperatures decrease and return to normal in approximately 4 years. 
C) Global temperatures increase and return to normal in approximately 2 weeks. 
D) Global temperatures increase and return to normal in approximately 4 years.

Question 15

Which of the following statements regarding ozone is false?

Accepted Answer

A) Chlorofluorocarbons are depleting the ozone layer. 
B) Ozone absorbs harmful infrared radiation. 
C) Ozone forms from oxygen in the stratosphere. 
D) Ozone is a greenhouse gas. 
A) Chlorofluorocarbons are depleting the ozone layer. 
B) Ozone absorbs harmful infrared radiation. 
C) Ozone forms from oxygen in the stratosphere. 
D) Ozone is a greenhouse gas.

Question 16

How could rapid uplift of the Himalayas and Tibet Plateau have prompted the onset of ice ages?

Accepted Answer

A) by decreasing weathering rates and decreasing atmospheric carbon dioxide 
B) by decreasing weathering rates and increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide 
C) by increasing weathering rates and increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide 
D) by increasing weathering rates and decreasing atmospheric carbon dioxide 
A) by decreasing weathering rates and decreasing atmospheric carbon dioxide 
B) by decreasing weathering rates and increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide 
C) by increasing weathering rates and increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide 
D) by increasing weathering rates and decreasing atmospheric carbon dioxide

Question 17

What is Earth's albedo?

Accepted Answer

A) approximately 10% 
B) approximately 30% 
C) approximately 60% 
D) approximately 90% 
A) approximately 10% 
B) approximately 30% 
C) approximately 60% 
D) approximately 90%

Question 18

Which following climate system components transports and stores the most energy?

Accepted Answer

A) the hydrosphere 
B) the cryosphere 
C) the atmosphere 
D) the biosphere 
A) the hydrosphere 
B) the cryosphere 
C) the atmosphere 
D) the biosphere

Question 19

Volcanic processes transport gases and aerosols from the _______ to the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) lithosphere; atmosphere 
B) atmosphere; lithosphere 
C) lithosphere; hydrosphere 
D) hydrosphere; lithosphere 
A) lithosphere; atmosphere 
B) atmosphere; lithosphere 
C) lithosphere; hydrosphere 
D) hydrosphere; lithosphere

Question 20

What is the Moon's albedo?

Accepted Answer

A) approximately 10% 
B) approximately 30% 
C) approximately 60% 
D) approximately 90% 
A) approximately 10% 
B) approximately 30% 
C) approximately 60% 
D) approximately 90%

Exam 15: The Climate System

What is the chemical formula for ozone?

How can we trace enhanced CO2 atmospheric levels back to human activity?

Which of the following is the current warm interglacial period?

Which of the following elements has the longest residence time in the atmosphere?

A representation of the climate system that can reproduce aspects of climate behavior is known as the

During ice ages,which of the feedbacks in the climate system plays a bigger role?

Approximately how long does it take for a parcel of air to circle the globe?

In the absence of greenhouse gases Earth would

Geochemical cycles trace the flux of chemical elements from one ______ to another.

The phrase enhanced greenhouse effect refers to

Weathering of carbonate and silicate rocks

If Earth's atmosphere did not contain greenhouse gases,Earth's surface would be

The ___________ system describes the average surface conditions and their variation as a result of the input of solar energy forces.

Which of the following statements about large volcanic eruptions,such as the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo,is true?

Which of the following statements regarding ozone is false?

How could rapid uplift of the Himalayas and Tibet Plateau have prompted the onset of ice ages?

What is Earth's albedo?

Which following climate system components transports and stores the most energy?

Volcanic processes transport gases and aerosols from the _______ to the ________.

What is the Moon's albedo?

The Earth System

Plate Tectonics: The Unifying Theory

Earth Materials: Minerals and Rocks

Igneous Rocks: Solids From Melts

Sedimentation: Rocks Formed by Surface Processes

Metamorphism: Alteration of Rocks by Temperature and Pressure

Deformation: Modification of Rocks by Folding and Fracturing

Clocks in Rocks: Timing the Geologic Period

Early History of the Terrestrial Planets

History of the Continents

Geobiology: Life Interacts With Earth

Volcanoes

Earthquakes

Exploring Earths Interior

Weathering,erosion,and Mass Wasting: Interactions Between the Climate and Plate Tectonic Systems

The Hydrologic Cycle and Groundwater

Stream Transport: From Mountains to Oceans

Winds and Deserts

Coastlines and Ocean Basins

Glaciers: the Work of Ice

Landscapes: Tectonic and Climate Interaction

The Human Impact of Earths Environment

Filters

How can we trace enhanced CO₂ atmospheric levels back to human activity?

Volcanic processes transport gases and aerosols from the _ to the __.