ES Unit 8 Optional Review Questions

The US was in this International Climate Agreement, then it wasn't, now it is again.

• Kyoto Agreement

• Paris Accord

• Treaty of Versailles

• The Potsdam Declaration

What would be a possible consequence for Wisconsin of a biome shift?"

• increase in cancer rates due to air pollution

• colder temperatures

• increased cases of malaria

• rising sea levels

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Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

• CO₂

• CH₄

• SO_2

• N₂O

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Choose the statement that correctly describes the greenhouse effect:

• the sun shines on the atmosphere, the atmosphere warms up because CO₂ absorbs the sunlight.

• Heat is trapped in the atmosphere exactly like a car on a hot sunny day

• The sun causes CO₂ to react and give off heat in the atmosphere.

• The sun heats the earth, the earth gives off Infra Red radiation, CO₂ absorbs that infra red radiation.

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Which of the following is not a possible consequence of a warming climate?

• higher sea levels

• more severe storms

• drought, but also floods

• Another Ice age

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Which of the following is a good example of weather, not climate?

• Green Bay receives an average of 45 inches of snow a year

• Green Bay receives an average of 3 major snow storms per winter

• 10 inches of snow fell in Green Bay today

• Using data from the last 100 years, the date of the last snow fall in Green bay is usually in mid March

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For about how long has the science of the greenhouse effect and climate change been known?

• 40 years

• 60 Years

• 80 Years

• 100 years

Who Named El Nino?

• Scientists

• Peruvian Fishermen

• The President of the Galapagos Islands

• A Spanish Sea Captain

What is the Normal (No El Nino) direction of pacific surface winds?

• East to West

• West to East

• North to South

• South to North

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During an El Nino, where does the rain fall that usually falls in the Indonesian rain forest?

• Alaska

• Australia

• Middle of the Pacific Ocean

• Wisconsin

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