Climate Change and the Little Ice Age Quiz

What was the period of the Little Ice Age?

• 1450-1950

• 1250-1750

• 1550-2050

• 1350-1850

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What combination of factors caused the Earth to cool during the Little Ice Age?

• Increased solar activity and decreased volcanic eruptions

• Decreased solar activity and increased volcanic eruptions

• Increased solar activity and increased volcanic eruptions

• Decreased solar activity and decreased volcanic eruptions

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What is the Earth's energy budget?

• The amount of energy absorbed by the Earth from the Sun

• The amount of energy reflected back into space from the Earth

• The difference between energy absorbed and reflected by the Earth

• The total energy present in the Earth's atmosphere

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What is the average albedo of the Earth's surface?

• 10%

• 31%

• 50%

• 70%

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What did the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in 1991 cause?

• Earth to experience extreme weather events

• Earth to cool by 0.5 degrees Centigrade

• Earth to warm by 0.5 degrees Centigrade

• No significant impact on Earth's temperature

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What did Charles Meldrum's study find about the relationship between sunspots and monsoons?

• Monsoons were only affected by volcanic eruptions

• Monsoons were not affected by sunspot activity

• Monsoons decreased as the number of sunspots increased

• Monsoons increased as the number of sunspots increased

What did Hubert Lamb propose in 1960 regarding the randomness of some climate data?

• The randomness was due to changes in the Earth's magnetic fields

• The randomness was due to human interference

• The randomness was due to volcanic activity

• The randomness was due to variations in solar activity

What do scientists measure in ice cores to reconstruct the history of volcanic activity?

• Levels of sulfuric acid

• Levels of oxygen

• Levels of carbon dioxide

• Levels of methane

An increase of volcanic activity would lead to what effects on the Earth's energy budget?

• Decreases the amount of energy reflected back into space

• Increases the amount of energy reflected back into space

• Decreases the amount of energy absorbed by the Earth

• Increases the amount of energy absorbed by the Earth

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