Question 1

Current concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere is _______ according to the Keeling graph.

Accepted Answer

A)   over 400ppm
B)   300ppm
C)   350ppm
D)   375 ppm

Question 2

If you see high wispy cirrus clouds with layers of other clouds in a wedge shape, you can expect ________ due to a/an ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Heavy rain and thunderstorms; advancing cold front
B)   Heavy rain and thunderstorms; advancing warm front
C)   Drizzle and cloudy skies; advancing warm front
D)   Drizzle and cloudy skies; advancing cold front
E)   Heavy rain and thunderstorms; stationary warm front

Question 3

The Keeling graph of Carbon Dioxide concentrations form a pattern that goes up and down each year. What is the cause of this oscillating pattern?

Accepted Answer

A)   More combustion of wood and fossil fuels occur in the winter than the summer contributing to the increased CO2.
B)   In the summer of Hawaii, much of the snow melt on Mauna Loa and CO2 is released.
C)   During the northern hemisphere summer, there are so many trees, that they reduce the amount of CO2 substantially, but when northern winter occurs, there are not enough trees in the southern hemisphere to use all of the inputs of CO2 in the atmosphere.
D)   During the southern hemisphere summer, there are so many trees, that they reduce the amount of CO2 substantially, but when southern winter occurs, there are not enough trees in the northern hemisphere to use all of the inputs of CO2 in the atmosphere.

Question 4

Increased atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide resulting from human activities appear to be producing climatic warming.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Elements such as carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur were added to the Earth's early atmosphere through _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the chemical weathering of rocks
B)   contact with space
C)   the mechanical weathering of rocks
D)   photosynthesis
E)   volcanic emissions

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT an important greenhouse gas?

Accepted Answer

A)   Nitrous oxide
B)   Methane
C)   Carbon dioxide
D)   Sulfur dioxide

Question 7

The layer of atmosphere immediately above the earth where weather events occur is called the

Accepted Answer

A)   troposphere.
B)   ionosphere.
C)   stratosphere.
D)   mesosphere.

Question 8

Carbon capture

Accepted Answer

A)   Traps carbon emissions from power plants and forces it underground.
B)   Is very expensive.
C)   is where carbon emissions can be forced into underground oil wells increasing recovery amounts of the oil.
D)   All of these are true.

Question 9

Weather is a term for atmospheric moisture and temperature on a short-term basis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Surfaces that reflect energy have a high albedo.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The main activity of the IPCC is to _______.

Accepted Answer

A)   make policies to combat climate change
B)   make recommendations to UN member nations on climate change.
C)   make general assessments of all climate change research at regular intervals of time.
D)   refute any evidence that climate change exists

Question 12

Much of the ultraviolet light from the sun is absorbed by _______, as it passes through the atmosphere.

Accepted Answer

A)   Carbon dioxide
B)   Water vapor
C)   Nitrogen gas
D)   Ozone
E)   Green house gases

Question 13

Proponents of climate change say that given what we know about the probability of the greenhouse effect, the best thing to do is

Accepted Answer

A)   Immediately cease all industrial activity
B)   Wait and see how much temperatures change before we change our habits
C)   Severely cut back on production of greenhouse gases
D)   Not worry about greenhouse gas production
E)   Focus on the development of technological advances to help decrease the effects of climate change

Question 14

The boundary between two air masses of different temperature and density is known as a

Accepted Answer

A)   Front
B)   Cold front
C)   Warm front
D)   Hadley cell
E)   Jet stream

Question 15

The greenhouse effect refers to

Accepted Answer

A)   the gradual warming of the earth due to anthropogenic causes.
B)   a natural phenomenon that keeps the earth's atmosphere warm.
C)   environmental change.
D)   albedo.

Question 16

The atmospheric zone where most weather events occur is the ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Stratosphere
B)   Thermosphere
C)   Troposphere
D)   Mesosphere
E)   Stratopause

Question 17

Monsoons occur over India when air heated over the Indian subcontinent and the Indian Ocean

Accepted Answer

A)   Is forced to rise because of convection
B)   Is forced to rise when it meets the Himalayas
C)   Begins to sink as summer approaches
D)   Cools in the winter and therefore sinks
E)   Is forced out over the Indian Ocean

Question 18

As far as we are currently aware, who were the first people to notice the El Niño Southern Oscillation cycle?

Accepted Answer

A)   Scientists studying atmospheric changes
B)   Meteorologists
C)   Indigenous people in South America
D)   Peruvian fishermen
E)   Colonial governors in South America from Spain

Question 19

A monsoon is characterized by all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)   oceans heat up at different rates than continents.
B)   oceans cool at the same rates as continents.
C)   prevailing wind directions seasonally reverse.
D)   large bodies of water are a central ingredient.

Question 20

As a cold front advances, the warm air is forced to

Accepted Answer

A)   Rise, become warmer, and absorb more moisture
B)   Go under the mass of cold air
C)   Retreat laterally and become more dense
D)   Fall, condense, and lose its moisture
E)   Rise, cool, and release its moisture

Exam 15: Climate Change

If you see high wispy cirrus clouds with layers of other clouds in a wedge shape, you can expect ________ due to a/an ____________.

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Surfaces that reflect energy have a high albedo.

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The layer of atmosphere immediately above the earth where weather events occur is called the

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Much of the ultraviolet light from the sun is absorbed by _______, as it passes through the atmosphere.

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The atmospheric zone where most weather events occur is the ________________.

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The boundary between two air masses of different temperature and density is known as a

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Weather is a term for atmospheric moisture and temperature on a short-term basis.

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The Keeling graph of Carbon Dioxide concentrations form a pattern that goes up and down each year. What is the cause of this oscillating pattern?

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Monsoons occur over India when air heated over the Indian subcontinent and the Indian Ocean

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Which of the following is NOT an important greenhouse gas?

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As a cold front advances, the warm air is forced to

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A monsoon is characterized by all of the following except

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The main activity of the IPCC is to _______.

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Carbon capture

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Proponents of climate change say that given what we know about the probability of the greenhouse effect, the best thing to do is

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Increased atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide resulting from human activities appear to be producing climatic warming.

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Current concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere is _______ according to the Keeling graph.

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The greenhouse effect refers to

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As far as we are currently aware, who were the first people to notice the El Niño Southern Oscillation cycle?

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Elements such as carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur were added to the Earth's early atmosphere through _______________.

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