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2.2 research in the context of Climate change

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Not affected or influenced by a person's beliefs or opinions. Fill in the blank: ________

a)

Unbiased

b)

Subjective

c)

Biased

d)

Partial

2.

A person who doubts or does not believe in a concept or hypothesis. Fill in the blank: ________

a)

Skeptic

b)

Believer

c)

Follower

d)

Advocate

3.

The reporting of information that is fabricated or biased is known as _______.

a)

False reporting

b)

Accurate reporting

c)

Objective journalism

d)

Unbiased news

4.

When data that does not fit with the hypothesis is ignored, and data is then interpreted to support the hypothesis, even when some of it may not, it is called _______.

a)

Confirmation bias

b)

Cognitive dissonance

c)

Anchoring bias

d)

Hindsight bias

5.

Any process associated with surface discharge or molten rock, hot water or steam from inside the Earth is known as _______.

a)

Volcanism

b)

Erosion

c)

Sedimentation

d)

Weathering

6.

The large-scale movement of waters in the ocean basins through ocean currents and the oceanic conveyor belt system is called _______.

a)

Oceanic circulation

b)

Tidal waves

c)

Marine drift

d)

Sea turbulence

7.

Match the following terms with their definitions:

a)

Solar variation

1.

Fluctuations in the amount of radiation output from the sun

b)

Sea Ice

2.

The ice that floats on the surface of the oceans and seas

c)

Surface mass balance

3.

The balance between the build-up of and loss of glacial surface

8.

A computer simulation of Earth's climate system using mathematical equations. It seeks to simulate the outcomes of changes to factors that influence Earth's climate is called a _______.

a)

Climate model

b)

Weather forecast

c)

Ecosystem simulator

d)

Geological survey

9.

Information that is collected by the researcher (e.g., rainfall which is collected daily and recorded).

a)

primary data

b)

secondary data

c)

tertiary data

10.

Data that is collected by someone else in a separate investigation (e.g., climate data from the local airport).

a)

primary data

b)

secondary data

c)

tertiary data

11.

Samples based on drawing names or numbers out of a hat, or using a computer program to generate a list.

a)

systematic sampling

b)

random sampling

c)

quadrat sampling

d)

histrionic sampling

12.

Choosing a sample based on regular intervals rather than random selection.

a)

systematic sampling

b)

histrionic sampling

c)

random sampling

d)

quadrat sampling