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UNIT 2 Climate Change 2025
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Environmental B: Unit II
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Weather is atmospheric conditions:
at a time
in the long term
at a place
averaged
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If a gas traps heat, it is a:
None of these
Respiratory Gas
Greenhouse Gas
Inert Gas
3
What is a description of the trend in this graph of solar activity (yellow) and temperature (red)?
Solar Activity and Temperature are related
Solar Activity does not affect Temperature
None of these describe the trend
After 1980, Solar Activity does not cause Temperature change
4
Which three things make up the Milankovitch Cycle?
Eccentricity (orbit), Precision (wobble) & Obliquity (tilt)
Eccentricity (orbit), Geometry (shape) & Seasonality (angle)
Eccentricity (orbit), Geometry (shape) & Obliquity (tilt)
Seasonality (angle), Precision (wobble) & Obliquity (tilt)
5
Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas.
Carbon Dioxide
Oxygen
Methane
Water Vapor
6
Milankovitch climate changes occur over periods of
Hundreds of Years
Thousands of Years
Millions of Years
Decades
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Which of these is a carbon sink?
Forest fires
Green algae
All of these
Fossil fuel combustion
8
The natural PROCESS of gases trapping heat is called...
The greenhouse effect
Greenhouse gases
Climate change
Global warming
9
The increased affects of the Greenhouse Effect lead to:
Global warming
Climate change
Greenhouse gases
Pollution
10
Ocean acidification effects marine animals by
slowing/preventing photosynthesis
increasing calcium carbonate ions in the water
creating dead zones (low DO)
decreasing carbonate ions available for shellfish to use
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Increased ocean acidification will
increase ocean water temperatures
increase the growth of corals
decrease water temperatures
hinder the growth of corals
12
Which of the following is a carbon source
Electric Cars
Deforestation
Power Plants
Vehicle Emissions
13
If carbon is trapped in the ocean for extended periods, we might say the oceans have a:
kraken living in them
high chance of being a carbon source
High residence time for carbon
Low residence time for carbon
14
What causes ocean acidification?
Increasing levels of oxygen in the atmosphere
Increasing levels of CO2 in our atmosphere
Acid rain
Dumping toxic chemicals into the ocean
15
A quantative observation of the trend of CO2 on this graph would be:
1950 is the CO2 level
The level of CO2 is higher than it has ever been.
CO2 is over 100ppm higher than historic levels
All of these
16
Which of the following is NOT a potential result of climate change?
Sea level rise
Less frequent extreme weather events
Increased flooding
Saltwater Intrusion
17
Ocean acidification will be more severe where there is
lower salinity
less CO2 in the atmosphere
more CO2 in the atmosphere
higher salinity
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Climate can be defined as:
At a specific location and time
Data from 30 year intervals
Average weather over time
The temperature outside
