Earth science test review

Frage 1 von 29

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The main difference between weather and climate is that ________.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

weather is the regional pattern based on latitude and humidity while climate is the daily pattern based on season.
climate is the regional pattern based on latitude and humidity while weather is the daily pattern based on season
weather is the daily variations that actually occur at a location and climate is the general pattern of weather over time
climate is the daily variations that actually occur at a location and weather is the general pattern of climate over time
climate is a political opinion while weather is reality

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Frage 2 von 29

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Solar rays will strike the Tropic of Capricorn at an angle of 90 degrees on ________.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

September 21
June 21
March 21
December 21

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Frage 3 von 29

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What causes seasons?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

seasonal changes in the angle of the sun above the horizon
differences in the amount of daylight
the elliptical orbit of the earth
the changing tilt angle of the earth

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Frage 4 von 29

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The differences in summer and winter temperatures are greatest for locations ________.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

The location does not affect the range of temperatures.
near 60 degrees north or south latitude
near the Poles
near the tropic of Cancer or Capricorn
near the equator

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Frage 5 von 29

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The north end of Earth's axis is tilted 23.5 degrees toward the Sun on ________.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

September 21 or 22
March 21 or 22
December 21 or 22
June 21 or 22

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Frage 6 von 29

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The greenhouse effect is caused by…

Wähle eine der folgenden:

Greenhouse gases in the lower atmosphere absorbing radiation from the Earth's surface, and preventing much of it escaping into space
Greenhouse gases in the lower atmosphere absorbing solar radiation
Too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
Too much heat in the atmosphere

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Frage 7 von 29

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Which of these natural events affect the climate?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

The path of the Earth around the sun
Thawing permafrost
Volcanic eruptions
All

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Frage 8 von 29

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Which of these greenhouse gases is most abundant in the atmosphere?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

Nitrous oxide
Carbon dioxide
Methane
Water vapor

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Frage 9 von 29

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What greenhouse gas was NOT present in the atmosphere in pre-industrial times (before 1750)?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

Nitrous oxide
Methane
Carbon dioxide
Trichlorofluoromethane

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Frage 10 von 29

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Which of the following changes in climate has NOT already occurred?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

A decrease in the sea ice around Antarctica
Fewer cold days and frosts, and more frequent heatwaves over the last 50 years
0.17m rise in sea level during the 20th century
0.74°C increase in average global temperature over the last century

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Frage 11 von 29

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Which of these countries has the highest per capita (per person) carbon dioxide emissions?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

Australia
Saudi Arabia
United States
China

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Frage 12 von 29

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Which of the following activities contributes the most to carbon emissions globally?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

Forestry
Energy supply
Transport
Agriculture

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Frage 13 von 29

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On average, what percentage of the Earth's atmosphere by volume consists of carbon dioxide?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

About 0.004 percent
about 4 percent
About 0.04 percent
About 0.4 percent

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Frage 14 von 29

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According to global surface temperature data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, how many of the top 10 hottest years on record have occurred in the past 10 years.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

nine
zero
five
one

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Frage 15 von 29

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What region of the world will likely warm most rapidly due to climate change?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

The tropics
Antarctica
The Arctic
Australia and the South Pacific

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Frage 16 von 29

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Which of the following best explains the effect of greenhouse gases on Earth’s atmosphere?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

produce more carbon dioxide which generates more plant growth.
absorb some of the incoming radiation from the Sun.
absorb some of the energy Earth radiates out into space
act as a shield that reflects some of the incoming radiation from the Sun

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Frage 17 von 29

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Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

nitrogen (N2)
carbon dioxide (CO2)
water (H2O)
nitrogen oxide (N2O)

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Frage 18 von 29

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There are several long-term changes in Earth’s orbit that affect how heat from the Sun is distributed over the planet. Which of the following describes how the orbit changes from being elliptical to more circular?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

eccentricity
axial tilt
solar obliqueness
precession

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Frage 19 von 29

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Ice core data have revealed which of the following?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

current carbon dioxide concentrations are far outside of Earth’s recent operating range.
Earth’s climate has been remarkably stable for the past 10,000 years
Earth’s climate shows a history of abrupt and rapid changes in temperature
all of the answers listed here.

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Frage 20 von 29

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Which of the following statements with respect to Earth’s climate is NOT true?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are currently well within Earth’s recent operating range
past climate changes have caused societies to collapse
variation in energy output from the Sun is too small to explain current warming
Earth is currently in a strong warming trend

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Frage 21 von 29

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One important consequence of global warming is that Earth’s climatic zones are expected to shift. Which of the following would affect large parts of Earth’s population as winters arrive later and end earlier?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

increased flooding during the winter months
colder winters
less sunlight during the agricultural growing season
less melt water to sustain streams during the summer months
shortening of the agricultural growing season

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Frage 22 von 29

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Ocean acidification is taking place as the oceans absorb some of the additional carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. What is the basic environmental problem that this creates?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

more difficult for marine organisms to secret their own protective shells.
causes the oceans to become even more saline, thereby reducing ocean circulation
increases the rate of evaporation of seawater
makes it unsafe for humans to go swimming in the ocean

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Frage 23 von 29

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Seasonal variations in CO2 recorded at Mauna Loa Observatory are related to ________.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

humidity
temperature
storms
vegetation

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Frage 24 von 29

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Climate-feedback mechanisms ________

Wähle eine der folgenden:

have nothing to do with climate models
disagree with climate models
complicate climate models
support climate models

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Frage 25 von 29

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The magnitude of a temperature increase due to greenhouse warming will probably be smallest in the ________.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

subtropics
tropics
lower middle-latitudes
polar regions
higher middle-latitudes

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Frage 26 von 29

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Approximately how much of the Earth's water supply is saline?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

20%
100%
98%
43%

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Frage 27 von 29

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The main process that links water in the atmosphere with water on the Earth's surface is

Wähle eine der folgenden:

infiltration
evaporation
transpiration
condensation

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Frage 28 von 29

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The water table is ________.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

a boundary between unsaturated bedrock below and saturated bedrock above
a boundary between saturated rock below and unsaturated rock above
a boundary between unsaturated bedrock and an underground river
an underground mass of partly saturated rock

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Frage 29 von 29

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Permeable rock strata or sediment that transmit groundwater freely are called ________.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

aquitards
aquifers
springs
perched water tables

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Frage 1 von 29

The main difference between weather and climate is that ________.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

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Frage 2 von 29

Solar rays will strike the Tropic of Capricorn at an angle of 90 degrees on ________.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

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Frage 3 von 29

What causes seasons?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

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Frage 4 von 29

The differences in summer and winter temperatures are greatest for locations ________.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

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Frage 5 von 29

The north end of Earth's axis is tilted 23.5 degrees toward the Sun on ________.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

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Frage 6 von 29

The greenhouse effect is caused by…

Wähle eine der folgenden:

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Frage 7 von 29

Which of these natural events affect the climate?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

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Frage 8 von 29

Which of these greenhouse gases is most abundant in the atmosphere?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

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Frage 9 von 29

What greenhouse gas was NOT present in the atmosphere in pre-industrial times (before 1750)?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

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Frage 10 von 29

Which of the following changes in climate has NOT already occurred?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

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Frage 11 von 29

Which of these countries has the highest per capita (per person) carbon dioxide emissions?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

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Frage 12 von 29

Which of the following activities contributes the most to carbon emissions globally?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

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Frage 13 von 29

On average, what percentage of the Earth's atmosphere by volume consists of carbon dioxide?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

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Frage 14 von 29

According to global surface temperature data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, how many of the top 10 hottest years on record have occurred in the past 10 years.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

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Frage 15 von 29

What region of the world will likely warm most rapidly due to climate change?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

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Frage 16 von 29

Which of the following best explains the effect of greenhouse gases on Earth’s atmosphere?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

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Frage 17 von 29

Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

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Frage 18 von 29

There are several long-term changes in Earth’s orbit that affect how heat from the Sun is distributed over the planet. Which of the following describes how the orbit changes from being elliptical to more circular?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

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Frage 19 von 29

Ice core data have revealed which of the following?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

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Frage 20 von 29