Climate Test Review TWO

Large bodies of water affect climate because

• water heats up and cools more slowly than land
• water heats up and cools faster than land
• water and land cool at the same time
• water and land heat at the same rate

Over the past 200 years, the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has

• decreased slightly
• increased until recently, and then decreased
• increased steadily
• stayed about the same

What does the term "anthropogenic" mean?

• something that is NOT caused by human activity
• a naturally occurring cause
• originating from human activity
• something that everyone should care about

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The average temperature of the surface of Earth has increased approximately 1°C in the past century. Which reason best explains this increase in temperature?

• lower levels of ozone in the atmosphere
• lower levels of nitrogen in the atmosphere
• higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
• higher levels of oxygen in the atmosphere

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Visible light reaches Earth’s surface while infrared light is trapped as heat. Which characteristic of Earth’s atmosphere causes this to happen?

• the hole in the ozone
• the greenhouse effect
• atmospheric pressure
• the inversion layer

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Which of the following have been linked to climate change? 

• droughts
• flooding
• melting of polar ice caps
• all of the above

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How do scientists collect evidence about climate? 

• using remote sensing from space with satellites
• by ground-based measurements of surface temperatures, carbon dioxide concentration and sea level
• by collecting “proxy data” from tree rings, ice cores, and historical records
• all of the above

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If you took away the atmosphere’s natural greenhouse effect, and everything else stayed the same, Earth’s temperature would be 

• 10-20°F warmer
• 30-40°F warmer
• 10-20°F cooler
• 50-60°F cooler

Which of the following gases DOES NOT trap heat?

• carbon dioxide
• nitrogen
• water vapor
• methane

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Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?

• atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960
• Hawaii has a lot of carbon dioxide
• humans have been working hard to decrease carbon dioxide levels
• atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960

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