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WorksheetsClimate and Climate Change: Mastery Test
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 33mins
How much solar radiation is reflected back by clouds?
5 percent
10 percent
19 percent
30 percent
Kevin recently learned that he had an ancestral house in an Asian country. He also learned that this nation has a history of El Niño and La Niña weather episodes. Kevin plans to develop this house, but wants to find out more about these weather episodes. What would he find out about how long El Niño and La Niña weather episodes typically last?
3 to 6 months
6 to 9 months
9 to 12 months
2 to 3 years
What is the correct name for the warmer phase of the ENSO cycle?
La Niña
tropical storm
El Niño
hurricane
Catherine was conducting a simulation for an experiment. She added carbon dioxide to the simulation atmosphere, increasing the rate of IR absorption from terrestrial radiation. What effect is Catherine likely to create in her simulation?
the haze effect
the ozone effect
the greenhouse effect
the solar effect
How long is the Earth’s precession estimated to last?
6,000 years
13,000 years
23,000 years
100,000 years
Tina is a climate scientist. She wants to investigate weather patterns from further back than the last 150 years. What sources can Tina use in her research?
Tina can examine fossilized amber _______________
and computer models _________________
to investigate weather patterns from further back than 150 years.
tree rings
water samples
ice cores
leaves
Type the correct answer in the box. Spell all words correctly.
Valerie was researching environmental effects with respect to reflected radiation. Which term would Valerie use when describing how to measure the reflectivity of a surface?
Valerie would use the term (a) to describe the radiation being reflected from a surface.
Type the correct answer in the box. Spell all words correctly.
Richard was studying a computer simulation of the Earth’s rotational motion. He observed that Earth’s axis was inclined at an angle in relation to its plane of orbit around the Sun. How would Richard ideally define this inclination of the Earth’s axis?
Richard would define the inclination of the Earth’s axis in relation to its plane of orbit around the Sun as the planet’s (a) .
Type the correct answer in the box. Spell all words correctly.
What is the correct term for changes in the elliptical shape of Earth’s orbit every 100,000 years?
The correct term for changes in the elliptical shape of Earth’s orbit every 100,000 years is (a) .
Type the correct answer in the box. Spell all words correctly.
What is the correct term for the impact that distance from the ocean can have on climate?
The way in which relative distance from the ocean can produce significant differences in climate is termed as (a) .
During a(n) ____ event, trade winds are much stronger than usual.
El Nino
La Nina
Normal
Partly sunny
Both El Nino and La Nina have this in common
Influence birds that migrate over the ocean
Influence rainy / dry weather world wide
The weather at the polar regions
The directions that ships travel in the oceans
During an El Nino, trade winds are typically...
about average
stronger
weaker
The globe on the left shows warmer water in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America. This represents a(n)
El Niño
La Niña
Hurricane
None of the above
The globe on the right shows cooler water in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America. This represents a(n)
El Niño
La Niña
Hurricane
None of the above
This animation represents which of the Milankovitch Cycles?
Eccentricity
Precession
Obliquity
This animation represents which of the Milankovitch Cycles?
Eccentricity
Precession
Obliquity
This animation represents which of the Milankovitch Cycles? (tilt of the Earth's axis)
Eccentricity
Precession
Obliquity
Eccentricity influences the shape of the Earth’s orbit around the sun. As eccentricity increases, the shape of Earth’s orbit becomes more…
Circular
Oval-shaped
Square
None of the above
What is the period of Earth's eccentricity?
26,000 years
40,000 years
100,000 years
400,000 years
What is the period of Earth's obliquity?
26,000 years
40,000 years
100,000 years
400,000 years
