Climate Unit Mini Quiz

________ are calculated for a 30-year period and consist of annual and seasonal averages of temperature and precipitation.

The increase in global surface temperature over the past 100 years, relative to pre-industrial times, has been driven by ____________factors.

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Climate change is driving the following changes to the ocean. There is more than one answer.

• Ocean warming

• Ocean acidification

• Sea level rise

• Arctic sea ice retreat

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The primary cause of ocean acidification is absorption of ___________

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The increase in the earth's overall average temperature in recent decades is known as _______________.

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Climate _________ is about reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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What is the top cause of anthropogenic (human-caused) methane emissions?

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In class we discussed the 'short' and 'long' term aspects of which biogeochemical cycle?

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Which of the following is NOT an example of an observed change in the US climate:

• Southwest region of the US has seen 10-15% lower precipitation

• Eastern regions of the US have seen increased precipitation of 5-15%

• Winter is warming twice as fast as summer in northern states in the US

• More precipitation is falling as snow v. rain, increasing snowpack

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Climate change is resulting in more intense tropical cyclones (e.g. hurricanes), due to increased _________ temperature

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