Question 1

Discuss three lines of evidence that global climate change is currently taking place.

Accepted Answer

Student answers should include three of

Question 2

Which of the following best explains how the carbon cycle plays a role in climate change?

Accepted Answer

A) The carbon cycle influences the amount of moisture in the atmosphere, which influences climate. 
B) The amount of carbon dissolved in seawater influences ocean temperatures, and thus climate. 
C) Some carbon occurs in greenhouse gases, which influence climate. 
D) Carbon in the ozone layer reflects sunlight, which influences climate. 
A) The carbon cycle influences the amount of moisture in the atmosphere, which influences climate. 
B) The amount of carbon dissolved in seawater influences ocean temperatures, and thus climate. 
C) Some carbon occurs in greenhouse gases, which influence climate. 
D) Carbon in the ozone layer reflects sunlight, which influences climate.

Question 3

The degree of reflectivity of a surface is also known as its

Accepted Answer

A) reflective index. 
B) refractive index. 
C) paradox. 
D) albedo. 
A) reflective index. 
B) refractive index. 
C) paradox. 
D) albedo.

Question 4

Which of the following best describes Earth's climate history?

Accepted Answer

A) Earth's climate has remained consistent with time. 
B) Most of Earth's climate history has been significantly colder than it is currently. 
C) Most of Earth's climate history has been significantly warmer than it is currently. 
D) Temperatures on Earth have varied throughout geologic time. 
A) Earth's climate has remained consistent with time. 
B) Most of Earth's climate history has been significantly colder than it is currently. 
C) Most of Earth's climate history has been significantly warmer than it is currently. 
D) Temperatures on Earth have varied throughout geologic time.

Question 5

Which is likely to cause natural short-term climate change?

Accepted Answer

A) increased sea level and the formation of shallow inland seas 
B) Milankovitch cycles 
C) the distribution of continents on the Earth's surface 
D) lunar cycles 
A) increased sea level and the formation of shallow inland seas 
B) Milankovitch cycles 
C) the distribution of continents on the Earth's surface 
D) lunar cycles

Question 6

Typically, volcanic eruptions

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A) do not result in significant long-term climate change. 
B) result in climate cooling because of the extra ash in the atmosphere. 
C) result in climate warming because they release so much carbon dioxide. 
D) result in climate warming because they release so much methane. 
A) do not result in significant long-term climate change. 
B) result in climate cooling because of the extra ash in the atmosphere. 
C) result in climate warming because they release so much carbon dioxide. 
D) result in climate warming because they release so much methane.

Question 7

Changes in a system that enhance the initial change are known as _________ processes.

Accepted Answer

A) escalating 
B) inflammatory 
C) negative feedback 
D) positive feedback 
A) escalating 
B) inflammatory 
C) negative feedback 
D) positive feedback

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a likely outcome of global climate change?

Accepted Answer

A) falling sea levels 
B) more heat waves 
C) changed precipitation patterns 
D) glacial retreat 
A) falling sea levels 
B) more heat waves 
C) changed precipitation patterns 
D) glacial retreat

Question 9

Climate varies with latitude because of the

Accepted Answer

A) thickness of the atmosphere. 
B) angle of incidence. 
C) distance from the sun. 
D) abundance of greenhouse gases. 
A) thickness of the atmosphere. 
B) angle of incidence. 
C) distance from the sun. 
D) abundance of greenhouse gases.

Question 10

Provide an example of a positive feedback process as it relates to global climate change.

Accepted Answer

Student answers will vary but may be sim

Question 11

Based on the image below, where is it most likely to rain in July?

Accepted Answer

A) Australia 
B) northern Atlantic 
C) eastern Atlantic 
D) western Pacific 
A) Australia 
B) northern Atlantic 
C) eastern Atlantic 
D) western Pacific

Question 12

Which of the following depends on a region's average temperature and typical temperature range as well as the amount and distribution of precipitation, the nature of storms, and typical seasonal variations?

Accepted Answer

A) weather 
B) climate 
C) weather forecast 
D) climate change 
A) weather 
B) climate 
C) weather forecast 
D) climate change

Question 13

The term snowball Earth refers to

Accepted Answer

A) ice ages. 
B) a period in Earth's history when the oceans froze over and glaciers appeared to have covered all the land. 
C) a hypothetical scenario in which the oceans freeze over and glaciers cover all the land. 
D) icehouse periods when colder temperatures predominate. 
A) ice ages. 
B) a period in Earth's history when the oceans froze over and glaciers appeared to have covered all the land. 
C) a hypothetical scenario in which the oceans freeze over and glaciers cover all the land. 
D) icehouse periods when colder temperatures predominate.

Question 14

Which of the following is/are the major factors that contribute to climate?

Accepted Answer

A) temperature 
B) temperature and storms 
C) temperature and precipitation 
D) storms and precipitation. 
A) temperature 
B) temperature and storms 
C) temperature and precipitation 
D) storms and precipitation.

Question 15

Which of the following is MOST true of albedo?

Accepted Answer

A) Increases in albedo cause cooling. 
B) Increases in albedo cause warming. 
C) Decreases in albedo typically result in polar ice formation. 
D) Decreases in albedo typically result in increased vegetation. 
A) Increases in albedo cause cooling. 
B) Increases in albedo cause warming. 
C) Decreases in albedo typically result in polar ice formation. 
D) Decreases in albedo typically result in increased vegetation.

Question 16

Which of the following is least likely to determine the amount of solar energy that reaches a location on the Earth's surface?

Accepted Answer

A) distance the light travels 
B) angle of incidence 
C) amount of air the light passes through 
D) number of daylight hours 
A) distance the light travels 
B) angle of incidence 
C) amount of air the light passes through 
D) number of daylight hours

Question 17

Which of the following is MOST likely to result in natural long-term climate change?

Accepted Answer

A) a volcanic eruption, similar to that of Mount St. Helens 
B) Milankovitch cycles 
C) long-term changes in atmospheric composition 
D) variations in oxygen isotope ratios in sea ice 
A) a volcanic eruption, similar to that of Mount St. Helens 
B) Milankovitch cycles 
C) long-term changes in atmospheric composition 
D) variations in oxygen isotope ratios in sea ice

Question 18

Identify five probable outcomes of global climate change.

Accepted Answer

Student answers will vary but can includ

Question 19

Global climate change is likely to affect storms through an increase in average ________ temperatures, which will ________, resulting in stronger storm systems.

Accepted Answer

A) ocean; increase evaporation 
B) surface; generate stronger winds 
C) ocean; cause more winds to blow landward 
D) surface; increase wind speeds 
A) ocean; increase evaporation 
B) surface; generate stronger winds 
C) ocean; cause more winds to blow landward 
D) surface; increase wind speeds

Question 20

The image below is of the Keeling Curve. This tells us that the concentration of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere over the past 50 years

Accepted Answer

A) is increasing. 
B) is decreasing. 
C) is constant. 
D) fluctuates on a 10-year cycle. 
A) is increasing. 
B) is decreasing. 
C) is constant. 
D) fluctuates on a 10-year cycle.

Exam 20: Climate and Climate Change

Discuss three lines of evidence that global climate change is currently taking place.

Which of the following best explains how the carbon cycle plays a role in climate change?

The degree of reflectivity of a surface is also known as its

Which of the following best describes Earth's climate history?

Which is likely to cause natural short-term climate change?

Typically, volcanic eruptions

Changes in a system that enhance the initial change are known as _________ processes.

Which of the following is NOT a likely outcome of global climate change?

Climate varies with latitude because of the

Provide an example of a positive feedback process as it relates to global climate change.

Based on the image below, where is it most likely to rain in July?

Which of the following depends on a region's average temperature and typical temperature range as well as the amount and distribution of precipitation, the nature of storms, and typical seasonal variations?

The term snowball Earth refers to

Which of the following is/are the major factors that contribute to climate?

Which of the following is MOST true of albedo?

Which of the following is least likely to determine the amount of solar energy that reaches a location on the Earth's surface?

Which of the following is MOST likely to result in natural long-term climate change?

Identify five probable outcomes of global climate change.

Global climate change is likely to affect storms through an increase in average ________ temperatures, which will ________, resulting in stronger storm systems.

The image below is of the Keeling Curve. This tells us that the concentration of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere over the past 50 years

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