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WorksheetsMatching graphs review
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is described on the Y-axis?
temperature change
temperature anomaly
average temperature
temperature rise
Which graph has more "noise"?
graph A
graph B
Which graph shows the yearly annual average temperature?
graph A
graph B
Which statement best fits the graph?
Sure, there's some variation, but, in general, climate is getting cooler
On average, the 1980s were cooler than the 1970s, the 1990s were cooler than the 1980s, and the 2000s were cooler than the 1990s
Sure, there's some variation, but, in general, climate is getting warmer
On average, the 1980s were warmer than the 1970s, the 1990s were warmer than the 1980s, and the 2000s were warmer than the 1990s
Match the best statement to the graph
Although there is variation, the ocean are getting warmer
Sure, there's variation, but, in general, climate is getting warmer
Climate varies so much year to year that you can't see a trend over time
Which statement best matches the graph?
Each year, sea ice in the Arctic grows larger during the winter and melts during the summer
Seal level has risen by 100 meters since 1960
Antarctic sea ice is more suceptable to changing climate than Arctic sea ice
Sea level has risen by almost 100 mm since 1980
Which statement best fits the graph?
Humans are the main cause of the rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide
Atmospheric carbon dioxide has risen steadily since 1960
Atmospheric carbon dioxide has fluctuated with time
There is no detectable trend in atmospheric carbon dioxide
What is the mean for the time series graph?
50.0
51.5
52.5
53.0
What was the trend for this time series graph?
negative 0.2
negative 0.15
positive 0.15
positive 0.2
Was the trend measured per decade or per century?
decade
century
What is the anomaly for 1920?
negative 1 degree F
positive 1 degree F
What was the temperature anomaly for 2010?
negative 0.8
positive 0.8
What is represented by the green line?
average mean temperature
mean for 1895-2017
trend for 1895-2017
LOESS smoothing
Why would a scientist add the green line to the graph?
to improve communication of the data
the graph is easier to read
the trend is easier to see
it is default on the website
