Lecture 1 Quiz
(T/F) The IPCC is the scientific organization that funds and performs most research on climate change.
False
Using ice core data, scientists can reconstruct the historical record of all of the following except: -Volcanic activity -Frequency of earthquakes -Precipitation -Wind patterns -Temperature
Frequency of earthquakes
Using ice core data, scientists can reconstruct the historical record of the all of the following except: -Frequency of earthquakes -Volcanic Activity -Precipitation -Temperature
Frequency of earthquakes
(T/F) Both natural and anthropogenic factors are responsible for changes in Earth's climate
True
(T/F) Climate change includes global temperature rise and everything else that increasing greenhouse gas amounts will affect
True
(T/F) Climate is the usual or long-term average weather of a place
True
(T/F)Proxies can be combined to produce temperature reconstructions longer than the instrumental temperature record
True
Which of the following lines of evidence do not support climate change? -Measurements of the increase in the heat content in the upper ocean. -Measurements of changes in snow and ice cover in the Northern Hemisphere. -Measurements of air and sea surface temperatures. -Measurements of sea level rise. -All of these lines of evidence are in support of climate change.
All of these lines of evidence are in support of climate change.
Which of the following statements best describes the data shown in the IPCC figure below? (year/temp graph) -Only the annual average land temperature has been increasing since the 1980's. -Both the annual and decadal average ocean surface temperature has been decreasing since the year 1900. -Both the annual and decadal average land temperature has been increasing since the 1980's. -Only the decadal average ocean surface temperature has been increasing since the 1980's.
Both the annual and decadal average land temperature has been increasing since the 1980's.
Which of the statements below about the IPCC is not true? -The IPCC is responsible for forecasting future weather patterns and storms. -The IPCC was established by the United Nations. -The IPCC produces reports that collect and summarize scientific evidence of climate change. -The IPCC stands for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. -The IPCC is charged with providing a scientific consensus on the state of climate change.
The IPCC is responsible for forecasting future weather patterns and storms.