Worksheets2.2 research in the context of Climate change
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Not affected or influenced by a person's beliefs or opinions. Fill in the blank: ________
Unbiased
Subjective
Biased
Partial
A person who doubts or does not believe in a concept or hypothesis. Fill in the blank: ________
Skeptic
Believer
Follower
Advocate
The reporting of information that is fabricated or biased is known as _______.
False reporting
Accurate reporting
Objective journalism
Unbiased news
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 _______.
Confirmation bias
Cognitive dissonance
Anchoring bias
Hindsight bias
Any process associated with surface discharge or molten rock, hot water or steam from inside the Earth is known as _______.
Volcanism
Erosion
Sedimentation
Weathering
The large-scale movement of waters in the ocean basins through ocean currents and the oceanic conveyor belt system is called _______.
Oceanic circulation
Tidal waves
Marine drift
Sea turbulence
Match the following terms with their definitions:
Solar variation
Fluctuations in the amount of radiation output from the sun
Sea Ice
The ice that floats on the surface of the oceans and seas
Surface mass balance
The balance between the build-up of and loss of glacial surface
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 _______.
Climate model
Weather forecast
Ecosystem simulator
Geological survey
Information that is collected by the researcher (e.g., rainfall which is collected daily and recorded).
primary data
secondary data
tertiary data
Data that is collected by someone else in a separate investigation (e.g., climate data from the local airport).
primary data
secondary data
tertiary data
Samples based on drawing names or numbers out of a hat, or using a computer program to generate a list.
systematic sampling
random sampling
quadrat sampling
histrionic sampling
Choosing a sample based on regular intervals rather than random selection.
systematic sampling
histrionic sampling
random sampling
quadrat sampling
