Climate and Climate Change: Mastery Test

How much solar radiation is reflected back by clouds?

• 5 percent

• 10 percent

• 19 percent

• 30 percent

Kevin recently learned that he had an ancestral house in an Asian country. He also learned that this nation has a history of El Niño and La Niña weather episodes. Kevin plans to develop this house, but wants to find out more about these weather episodes. What would he find out about how long El Niño and La Niña weather episodes typically last?

• 3 to 6 months

• 6 to 9 months

• 9 to 12 months

• 2 to 3 years

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the correct name for the warmer phase of the ENSO cycle?

• La Niña

• tropical storm

• El Niño

• hurricane

Catherine was conducting a simulation for an experiment. She added carbon dioxide to the simulation atmosphere, increasing the rate of IR absorption from terrestrial radiation. What effect is Catherine likely to create in her simulation?

• the haze effect

• the ozone effect

• the greenhouse effect

• the solar effect

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

How long is the Earth’s precession estimated to last?

• 6,000 years

• 13,000 years

• 23,000 years

• 100,000 years

Tina is a climate scientist. She wants to investigate weather patterns from further back than the last 150 years. What sources can Tina use in her research?

Tina can examine fossilized amber _______________

and computer models _________________

to investigate weather patterns from further back than 150 years.

• tree rings

• water samples

• ice cores

• leaves

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Valerie was researching environmental effects with respect to reflected radiation. Which term would Valerie use when describing how to measure the reflectivity of a surface?

Valerie would use the term ____________ to describe the radiation being reflected from a surface.

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Richard was studying a computer simulation of the Earth’s rotational motion. He observed that Earth’s axis was inclined at an angle in relation to its plane of orbit around the Sun. How would Richard ideally define this inclination of the Earth’s axis?

Richard would define the inclination of the Earth’s axis in relation to its plane of orbit around the Sun as the planet’s ___________ .

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What is the correct term for changes in the elliptical shape of Earth’s orbit every 100,000 years?

The correct term for changes in the elliptical shape of Earth’s orbit every 100,000 years is ____________ .

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What is the correct term for the impact that distance from the ocean can have on climate?

The way in which relative distance from the ocean can produce significant differences in climate is termed as ______________________.