Climate Change LC1 Review

Front

Scientists can look at the edges of leaves. More leaves with _______ edges live when the climate is warmer.

Back

smooth

Front

Scientists can look at the air bubbles trapped in ice cores. More ______ will be found when the climate is warmer.

Back

Carbon Dioxide/CO2

Front

Scientists can look at fossilized pollen found in soil. If pollen from an/a ____ is found, then the climate was warmer during that time period.

Back

palm tree

Front

Which gas was added to the Young Earth’s atmosphere by volcanoes?

Back

Carbon Dioxide/CO2

Front

Oxygen in the atmosphere allowed for animals to adapt and evolve on Earth.

Back

True

Front

Oxygen in the hydrosphere, can increase or decrease the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere

Back

True

Front

Has oxygen gas always been present on Earth?

Back

False

Front

If the Earth absorbs more energy from the Sun, the temperature will ________

Back

increase

Front

If the Earth absorbs more energy from the Sun, the result will be a _______ period.

Back

interglacial

Front

If the eccentricity of a planet’s orbit decreases (it becomes more circular and gets close to the sun), how does that affect the amount of solar energy it receives?

Back

increases