Climate Quiz 4

What is an interglacial?

• A period of time in between ice ages.

• Chips of ice with air bubbles that tell us about climate.

• Parts of glaciers that break off into the ocean.

• A period of time when the much of Northern America was covered in ice.

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The diagram represents a core sample of a lake bottom sediment. Each layer represents 2,000 years. Which layer represents the oldest sediments?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

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Using the information obtained from the lake pollen sediment, how would you characterize the climate during the time period represented by sediment layer B?

• cooler

• warmer

• moderate to cool

• moderate to warm

Scientists use pollen cores to learn about past climates by:

• analyzing pollen types to see what plants were present during a particular time.

• determining how much sediment was deposited along with the pollen.

• identifying the isotopes in the pollen.

• analyzing the amount of CO2 in sediment layers.

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Tree rings formed during an ice age:

• would probably be thinner than average.

• would probably be thicker than average.

• would probably be lighter in color.

• would probably be darker in color.

• can only tell us how old a tree is.

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One way scientists use ice cores to understand climate change is by measuring:

• the temperature of the ice.

• pollen spores found in the ice.

• fossil shells trapped in the ice.

• the amount of carbon dioxide in air bubbles.

• the density of the ice.

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If the Earth did not tilt on its axis, which would be true?

• There would be more glaciers at high elevations.

• There would be no seasonal changes.

• Seasons would be more extreme in winter and summer.

• Northern Hemisphere summers would be hotter.

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The Northern Hemisphere summer always occurs when the:

• Earth’s rotational axis changes to 23.5°.

• south end of the Earth’s axis is pointed toward the sun.

• north end of the Earth’s axis is pointed toward the sun.

• Earth wobbles on its axis.

• northern hemisphere is closest to the sun.

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If the tilt of the Earth’s axis were much greater than it is now, which of the following would happen?

• Winters would be colder and summers would be hotter.

• Each of the four seasons would be shorter.

• There would be no seasonal changes.

• Each of the four seasons would be longer.

• Seasons would become very unpredictable.

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Which of the following is NOT a factor to explain Earth’s long-term climate changes?

• The latitude of the Earth’s poles.

• The shape of the Earth’s orbit.

• The wobble of the Earth’s axis.

• The wobble of the Earth’s orbit.

• The tilt of the Earth’s axis.