Chapter 5 & 6 Quizizz Review

Milankovitch cycles reflect periodic change in three properties of Earth’s orbit. What are these three properties?

• Eccentricity, axial tilt, and precession

• Distance from Sun, distance from Moon, and eccentricity

• pitch , yaw, and precession

• Sunspots, atmospheric CO2, and axial tilt

Which of the following do paleoclimatologists use to investigate the climate of the past?

• Fossil records

• Ice Core Samples

• Coral

• All of them

If the angle of tilt of Earth’s axis was 10 degrees greater than its actual present value, people at mid latitudes would most likely experience?

• Hotter summers and warmer winters

• Hotter summers and colder winters

• Cooler summers and warmer winters

• Cooler summers and colder winters

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You’d like to find out what Earth’s climate was like millions or billions of years ago. Which of the following climate proxies would be most helpful to study?

• Coral

• Tree rings

• Fossils found in bedrock

• Ice cores

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If you want to collect rainfall data for the past 100 years but do not have access to human records, which of the following climate proxies would be most helpful to you?

• Coral

• Tree Rings

• Fossils found in bedrock

• Ice Cores

Which of the following best describes how greenhouse gasses raise the average temperature of Earth?

• They allow more light to penetrate the atmosphere.

• They are naturally hotter than other, non-greenhouse gasses.

• They allow in the sun's energy but prevent some of the heat energy from leaving the atmosphere.

• They have a very high albedo, which traps heat energy.

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The walls of the building are to be painted to reflect as much light as possible. What color should they have painted?

• White

• Red

• Black

• Pink

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On a warm sunny day, you will feel cooler wearing light-colored clothes because they

• Reflect more light energy.

• Prevent sweating.

• Are not as heavy as dark clothes.

• Let more air in.

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Which of the following surfaces has the highest albedo?

• Polar Ice

• Desert

• Ocean

• Temperate Forest

Carbon can be stored in

• Vegetation

• Rocks

• The atmosphere

• All of them

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