Question 1

What are ice cores from Greenland and the Antarctic used for?

Accepted Answer

These ice cores span 800 000 years and gases trapped in the ice can be used to reconstruct past temperatures.

Question 2

Which of the Milankovitch cycles is responsible for seasons on Earth?

Accepted Answer

Tilt (obliquity)

Question 3

Since 1900,all regions of Canada have experienced average temperature increases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Variability of solar output can be used to explain some of the climate variability over the past 1000 years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

After reviewing the possible hazards from global warming and the possible solutions,what do you think is the best course of action? Choose which strategies for combating climate change that you think will work the best; explain how they might be implemented and why you think that they are important.

Accepted Answer

Specific answers will vary depending on

Question 6

The Earth's atmosphere can be divided into several zones based on

Accepted Answer

A)  the relative concentrations of permanent gases. 
B)  vertical changes in air pressure. 
C)  vertical changes in air temperature. 
D)  the amount of ozone in the atmosphere. 
E)  the relative concentrations of greenhouse gases. 
A)  the relative concentrations of permanent gases. 
B)  vertical changes in air pressure. 
C)  vertical changes in air temperature. 
D)  the amount of ozone in the atmosphere. 
E)  the relative concentrations of greenhouse gases.

Question 7

The coldest part of the past 10,000 years is called

Accepted Answer

A)  the Holocene Epoch. 
B)  the Pleistocene Epoch. 
C)  the Younger Dryas. 
D)  the Little Ice Age. 
E)  the Cenozoic Era. 
A)  the Holocene Epoch. 
B)  the Pleistocene Epoch. 
C)  the Younger Dryas. 
D)  the Little Ice Age. 
E)  the Cenozoic Era.

Question 8

The opposite of an El Niño event is a La Niña,which is characterised by

Accepted Answer

A)  cool eastern Pacific waters. 
B)  warm eastern Pacific waters. 
C)  flooding in southern United States. 
D)  tornados in southern United States. 
E)  an increase in severe hurricanes. 
A)  cool eastern Pacific waters. 
B)  warm eastern Pacific waters. 
C)  flooding in southern United States. 
D)  tornados in southern United States. 
E)  an increase in severe hurricanes.

Question 9

In North America,which coasts are particularly vulnerable to potential future sea level rise?

Accepted Answer

The Atlantic and Gul

Question 10

Milankovitch cycles are often used to explain advances and retreats of major glaciations.What are Milankovitch cycles and why may they be important?

Accepted Answer

Milankovitch cycles were first proposed

Question 11

Why are climate models not 100% accurate?

Accepted Answer

As with all models climate models are no

Question 12

What atmospheric gas has the second largest concentration?

Accepted Answer

A)  methane 
B)  nitrous oxide 
C)  carbon dioxide 
D)  oxygen 
E)  nitrogen 
A)  methane 
B)  nitrous oxide 
C)  carbon dioxide 
D)  oxygen 
E)  nitrogen

Question 13

Once glaciers retreat and melt away,they can never come back.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Ozone depletion is the result of global warming.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Water vapour is not a greenhouse gas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Atmospheric aerosols

Accepted Answer

A)  are not gases. 
B)  do not influence the size of water droplets in clouds. 
C)  are primarily produced by automobiles. 
D)  result exclusively in atmospheric cooling. 
E)  are a permanent gas. 
A)  are not gases. 
B)  do not influence the size of water droplets in clouds. 
C)  are primarily produced by automobiles. 
D)  result exclusively in atmospheric cooling. 
E)  are a permanent gas.

Question 17

Is the greenhouse effect itself a bad thing? Explain why or why not.

Accepted Answer

No,the greenhouse effect itself is defin

Question 18

If two regions have the same annual average temperature and the same annual average precipitation,they have the same climate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is the difference between a variable and permanent gas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Variable gases have less effect on weather and climate than permanent gases. 
B)  Abundance of variable gases in the atmosphere change and abundance of permanent gases do not. 
C)  Variable gases comprise more of the atmosphere than permanent gases. 
D)  Variable gases are heavier than permanent gases. 
E)  Permanent gases are at a higher temperature than variable gases. 
A)  Variable gases have less effect on weather and climate than permanent gases. 
B)  Abundance of variable gases in the atmosphere change and abundance of permanent gases do not. 
C)  Variable gases comprise more of the atmosphere than permanent gases. 
D)  Variable gases are heavier than permanent gases. 
E)  Permanent gases are at a higher temperature than variable gases.

Question 20

Methane is an important contributor to atmospheric warming.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What are ice cores from Greenland and the Antarctic used for?

Which of the Milankovitch cycles is responsible for seasons on Earth?

Since 1900,all regions of Canada have experienced average temperature increases.

Variability of solar output can be used to explain some of the climate variability over the past 1000 years.

After reviewing the possible hazards from global warming and the possible solutions,what do you think is the best course of action? Choose which strategies for combating climate change that you think will work the best; explain how they might be implemented and why you think that they are important.

The Earth's atmosphere can be divided into several zones based on

The coldest part of the past 10,000 years is called

The opposite of an El Niño event is a La Niña,which is characterised by

In North America,which coasts are particularly vulnerable to potential future sea level rise?

Milankovitch cycles are often used to explain advances and retreats of major glaciations.What are Milankovitch cycles and why may they be important?

Why are climate models not 100% accurate?

What atmospheric gas has the second largest concentration?

Once glaciers retreat and melt away,they can never come back.

Ozone depletion is the result of global warming.

Water vapour is not a greenhouse gas.

Atmospheric aerosols

Is the greenhouse effect itself a bad thing? Explain why or why not.

If two regions have the same annual average temperature and the same annual average precipitation,they have the same climate.

What is the difference between a variable and permanent gas?

Methane is an important contributor to atmospheric warming.

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Exam 14: Climate Change

What are ice cores from Greenland and the Antarctic used for?

Which of the Milankovitch cycles is responsible for seasons on Earth?

Since 1900,all regions of Canada have experienced average temperature increases.

Variability of solar output can be used to explain some of the climate variability over the past 1000 years.

The Earth's atmosphere can be divided into several zones based on

The coldest part of the past 10,000 years is called

The opposite of an El Niño event is a La Niña,which is characterised by

In North America,which coasts are particularly vulnerable to potential future sea level rise?

Milankovitch cycles are often used to explain advances and retreats of major glaciations.What are Milankovitch cycles and why may they be important?

Why are climate models not 100% accurate?

What atmospheric gas has the second largest concentration?

Once glaciers retreat and melt away,they can never come back.

Ozone depletion is the result of global warming.

Water vapour is not a greenhouse gas.

Atmospheric aerosols

Is the greenhouse effect itself a bad thing? Explain why or why not.

If two regions have the same annual average temperature and the same annual average precipitation,they have the same climate.

What is the difference between a variable and permanent gas?

Methane is an important contributor to atmospheric warming.

Introduction to Natural Hazards

Internal Structure of Earth and Plate Tectonics

Earthquakes

Tsunamis

Volcanoes and Volcanic Eruptions

Landslides

Snow Avalanches

Subsidence and Soil Expansion and Contraction

River Flooding

Atmosphere and Severe Weather

Hurricanes and Extratropical Cyclones

Waves, Currents, and Coastlines

Wildfires

Meteorite Impacts and Extinctions

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