Question 1

You cut down the tree in your great-great grandmother's backyard to analyze the tree rings.What type of data would this be?

Accepted Answer

A)  instrumental record 
B)  historical record 
C)  paleo-proxy record 
D)  paleontological record 
E)  pollen record 
A)  instrumental record 
B)  historical record 
C)  paleo-proxy record 
D)  paleontological record 
E)  pollen record

Question 2

Where in the atmosphere are ozone concentrations the highest?

Accepted Answer

A)  in tropical clouds 
B)  in the troposphere 
C)  in ice crystals near the poles 
D)  in the stratosphere 
E)  in cities with poor air quality 
A)  in tropical clouds 
B)  in the troposphere 
C)  in ice crystals near the poles 
D)  in the stratosphere 
E)  in cities with poor air quality

Question 3

What is the aim of the discipline called Earth System Science?

Accepted Answer

A)  Understand how global climate change will influence the biosphere. 
B)  Explain how the atmosphere, geosphere and biosphere are linked and how the complex linkages affect life on Earth. 
C)  Explain the negative implications of putting fossil fuels into the atmosphere. 
D)  Determine how humans can reverse all of the damage they have caused. 
E)  Understand how Earth works and how it and life have evolved over 4.6 million years of existence. 
A)  Understand how global climate change will influence the biosphere. 
B)  Explain how the atmosphere, geosphere and biosphere are linked and how the complex linkages affect life on Earth. 
C)  Explain the negative implications of putting fossil fuels into the atmosphere. 
D)  Determine how humans can reverse all of the damage they have caused. 
E)  Understand how Earth works and how it and life have evolved over 4.6 million years of existence.

Question 4

Consumption of fossil fuels began to decline about the year 2000.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Under the Kyoto Protocol,nations agreed to

Accepted Answer

A)  reduce emissions of chlorofluorocarbons to protect the ozone layer. 
B)  eliminate dumping of non-biodegradable materials at sea. 
C)  meet targets for planting trees to store carbon dioxide. 
D)  reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. 
E)  eliminate emissions of greenhouse gases. 
A)  reduce emissions of chlorofluorocarbons to protect the ozone layer. 
B)  eliminate dumping of non-biodegradable materials at sea. 
C)  meet targets for planting trees to store carbon dioxide. 
D)  reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. 
E)  eliminate emissions of greenhouse gases.

Question 6

Discuss links between climate change and human food security.

Accepted Answer

Climate change is likely to lead to chan

Question 7

Compared to the geologic record extending back hundreds of thousands of years,which of the following statements is correct regarding the record of atmospheric carbon dioxide over the past 50 years?

Accepted Answer

A)  Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations are lower now than at any time in the past several hundred thousand years. 
B)  Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations have remained constant for the past 50 years, which is different from the rapid fluctuations in the past. 
C)  The rate of change of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration is much slower now than it was in previous warm periods. 
D)  The rate of change of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration is much faster now than it was in previous warm periods. 
E)  The trend in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration today is what you would expect from Milankovitch forcing of climate. 
A)  Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations are lower now than at any time in the past several hundred thousand years. 
B)  Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations have remained constant for the past 50 years, which is different from the rapid fluctuations in the past. 
C)  The rate of change of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration is much slower now than it was in previous warm periods. 
D)  The rate of change of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration is much faster now than it was in previous warm periods. 
E)  The trend in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration today is what you would expect from Milankovitch forcing of climate.

Question 8

Discuss the links between present-day climate change and other natural disasters.

Accepted Answer

Global warming today is likely to lead t

Question 9

If the entire Greenland Ice sheet were to melt global sea level would rise approximately how many metres?

Accepted Answer

A)  4 
B)  7 
C)  74 
D)  115 
E)  150 
A)  4 
B)  7 
C)  74 
D)  115 
E)  150

Question 10

Both nitrogen and oxygen are relatively unimportant in atmospheric dynamics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In Canada,the Arctic has warmed much more than the southern parts of the country over the past century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Large volcanic eruptions,like Mt.Tambora in 1815,can spew enough ash and gas into the atmosphere to cool global climate for a few years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Volcanic eruptions can result in global cooling.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following atmospheric gases is considered "permanent," i.e.,its atmospheric concentration does NOT change?

Accepted Answer

A)  carbon dioxide 
B)  ozone 
C)  water vapour 
D)  methane 
E)  argon 
A)  carbon dioxide 
B)  ozone 
C)  water vapour 
D)  methane 
E)  argon

Question 15

Due to the burning of fossil fuels,the Earth is warmer today than in any other period in the last 1 million years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

How might global warming increase the frequency or intensity of violent storms?

Accepted Answer

Because warmer ocean

Question 17

What is the largest body of ice in the world today?

Accepted Answer

The Antarc

Question 18

What is the difference between weather and climate?

Accepted Answer

Climate describes characterist

Question 19

The Greenland Ice Sheet is the second largest ice sheet in the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Climate change on the scale of decades to centuries can be explained Milankovitch Cycles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

You cut down the tree in your great-great grandmother's backyard to analyze the tree rings.What type of data would this be?

Where in the atmosphere are ozone concentrations the highest?

What is the aim of the discipline called Earth System Science?

Consumption of fossil fuels began to decline about the year 2000.

Under the Kyoto Protocol,nations agreed to

Discuss links between climate change and human food security.

Compared to the geologic record extending back hundreds of thousands of years,which of the following statements is correct regarding the record of atmospheric carbon dioxide over the past 50 years?

Discuss the links between present-day climate change and other natural disasters.

If the entire Greenland Ice sheet were to melt global sea level would rise approximately how many metres?

Both nitrogen and oxygen are relatively unimportant in atmospheric dynamics.

In Canada,the Arctic has warmed much more than the southern parts of the country over the past century.

Large volcanic eruptions,like Mt.Tambora in 1815,can spew enough ash and gas into the atmosphere to cool global climate for a few years.

Volcanic eruptions can result in global cooling.

Which of the following atmospheric gases is considered "permanent," i.e.,its atmospheric concentration does NOT change?

Due to the burning of fossil fuels,the Earth is warmer today than in any other period in the last 1 million years.

How might global warming increase the frequency or intensity of violent storms?

What is the largest body of ice in the world today?

What is the difference between weather and climate?

The Greenland Ice Sheet is the second largest ice sheet in the world.

Climate change on the scale of decades to centuries can be explained Milankovitch Cycles.

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You cut down the tree in your great-great grandmother's backyard to analyze the tree rings.What type of data would this be?

Where in the atmosphere are ozone concentrations the highest?

What is the aim of the discipline called Earth System Science?

Consumption of fossil fuels began to decline about the year 2000.

Under the Kyoto Protocol,nations agreed to

Discuss links between climate change and human food security.

Compared to the geologic record extending back hundreds of thousands of years,which of the following statements is correct regarding the record of atmospheric carbon dioxide over the past 50 years?

Discuss the links between present-day climate change and other natural disasters.

If the entire Greenland Ice sheet were to melt global sea level would rise approximately how many metres?

Both nitrogen and oxygen are relatively unimportant in atmospheric dynamics.

In Canada,the Arctic has warmed much more than the southern parts of the country over the past century.

Large volcanic eruptions,like Mt.Tambora in 1815,can spew enough ash and gas into the atmosphere to cool global climate for a few years.

Volcanic eruptions can result in global cooling.

Which of the following atmospheric gases is considered "permanent," i.e.,its atmospheric concentration does NOT change?

Due to the burning of fossil fuels,the Earth is warmer today than in any other period in the last 1 million years.

How might global warming increase the frequency or intensity of violent storms?

What is the largest body of ice in the world today?

What is the difference between weather and climate?

The Greenland Ice Sheet is the second largest ice sheet in the world.

Climate change on the scale of decades to centuries can be explained Milankovitch Cycles.

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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