Climate and Human Impact

Melting of glaciers and polar ice caps....

• will result in cooler temperatures in the Arctic

• will result in sea-levels rising

• Will have no effect on ecosystems

• None of the above

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Man has altered the natural carbon cycle by burning coal, oil, natural gas and wood

• True

• False

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Water vapor is a greenhouse gas

• True

• False

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As more carbon dioxide builds up in the atmosphere, the amount of carbon dioxide dissolved in the ocean will:

• increase

• decrease

• remain the same

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Higher temperatures cause more evaporation which leads to more water vapor in the atmosphere. Water vapor is a greenhouse gas so will trap more heat so the atmosphere will warm more.

• Positive Feedback

• Negative Feedback

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As carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere rise, the temperature of the Earth rises. As the Earth warms the rate of photosynthesis in plants increases, more carbon dioxide is therefore removed from the atmosphere by plants, reducing the greenhouse effect and reducing global temperatures.

• Positive Feedback

• Negative Feedback

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What is the scientific definition of the albedo effect?

• How much sunlight an object reflects

• How much sunlight an object absorbs

• How hot an object gets

• How cold an object gets

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the Milankovitch cycle of Obliquity is when...

• the shape of Earth's orbit changes in the amount of how round or oval it is.

• The tilt of Earth's orbit changes from 22.5 to 24.5 degrees

• the wobble of Earth on it's axis changes positions.

• the Earth's volcanoes all erupt at once.

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Which is a natural source of greenhouse gases that cause climate change?

• burning fossil fuels

• deforestation

• volcanic eruptions

True or False: Milankovitch Cycles are naturally occurring cycles that impact long term climate patterns.

• True

• False

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