Climate Quiz
The average temperature on the Earth is about 1 degree warmer than it was 100 years ago. 3 degrees warmer than it was 100 years ago. 1 degree cooler than it was 100 years ago. 3 degree cooler than it was 100 years ago. the same as it was 100 years ago.
According to the American Institute of Physics, compared to the 1800's, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air today has decreased 6% increased 6% increased 33% doubled stayed the same
During the Cretaceous period, when Tyranasaurus Rex roamed the Earth, the average temperature on the Earth was 8oC lower than today. 4oC lower than today. about the same as today. 4oC higher than today. 8oC higher than today.
Which one of the following is not generally regarded as a "greenhouse gas"? carbon dioxide nitrous oxide ozone argon methane
If the polar ice caps were to melt what would happen to sea level? It would fall by about 30 feet. It would rise by about 10 feet. It would rise by about 40 feet It would rise by about 200 feet. It would not change.
Which one of the following in not typically blamed for global warming? Deforestation Growing rice Burning fossil fuels Acid rain Raising cattle
Antarctica has the same amount of precipitation as a desert savanah scrub woodland typical temperate forest rain forest
During the most recent North American glacial period ("Ice Age", ending approx. 10,000 years ago), ice sheets extended about as far south as present-day Edmonton, Alberta (53 1/2o latitude) U.S./Canadian border (49oC latitude). Minneapolis (45o latitude) Kansas City, Kansas (39o latitude) Dallas, Texas (33o latitude)
Milankovitch cycles, which have a large impact on climate, are produced by which three phenomena? Eccentricity, axial tilt and precession Magnetic field reversals, precession and eccentricity Solar influx, precession and magnetic field reversals Eccentricity, lunar periodicity, and precession Solar influx, lunar periodicity and axial tilt
Volcanic eruptions large enough to have a significant effect on the Earth's climate occur once every 10,000 years once in a millenium once in a century several times per century every two or three years