Milankovitch Cycles

Which surface absorbs more light than it reflects

• oceans

• sandy beaches

• clouds

• snow

Which term refers to the wobble of the earth's axis?

• precession

• eccentricity

• obliquity

• axial tilt

What is the reason for the seasons

• wobble

• precession

• eccentricity

• axial tilt

Which term describes the changing shape of the Earth's orbit?

• axial tilt

• eccentricity

• obliquity

• precession

If you decrease the axial tilt of the Earth, what will happen to our seasons?

• milder summers and milder winters

• hot summers and hot winters

• cold summer and cold winters

• extreme summers and extreme winters

What is the difference between weather and climate?

• They are the same

• Weather is day to day, climate is observed over a 30 year period

• Weather is observed over a 30 year period, climate is day to day

• Weather changes, climate does not

What is the period for eccentricity

• 100000 years

• 10 years

• 100 years

• 1000 years

what is the period for axial tilt

• 40000 years

• 4000 years

• 40 years

• 4 years

what is the period for precession

• 30000 years

• 15000 years

• 24000 years

• 34000 years

Which Milankovitch Cycle has been most responsible for past climate change?

• Eccentricity

• Precession

• Axial Tilt

• Rotation