Climate Modeling Reading 1

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Quiz on Climate Modeling Reading 1, created by Wallace Mason on 21/10/2018.
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Question 1

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A global climate model is a [blank_start]mathematical[blank_end] representation of the interactions between and within the [blank_start]ocean[blank_end], [blank_start]land[blank_end], [blank_start]ice[blank_end], and [blank_start]atmosphere[blank_end]. Each of these components is distinct withinthe model.
Answer
  • mathematical
  • ocean
  • land
  • ice
  • atmosphere

Question 2

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To construct [blank_start]climate[blank_end] models, scientists divide each of the Earth's components spatially into a set of [blank_start]boxes[blank_end]. Simple models may have only a [blank_start]few[blank_end] boxes. The most complex models may have more than a [blank_start]hundred thousand[blank_end]
Answer
  • boxes
  • climate
  • few
  • hundred thousand

Question 3

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The following are parameters that scientists use in climate models: ****HIT PLAY for TAB 3...and use the animation 1. Radiative Exchange 2. [blank_start]Clouds[blank_end] and Water Vapor 3. Evapotranspiration 4. [blank_start]Wind[blank_end] 5. [blank_start]Glacier[blank_end] Melt 6. Water [blank_start]storage[blank_end] in ice and snow 7. Surface [blank_start]runoff[blank_end] 8. Exchange of [blank_start]heat[blank_end] and gases between atmosphere, sea ice and ocean. 9. [blank_start]Ocean[blank_end] circulation 10. [blank_start]Evaporation[blank_end], condensation, Convection.
Answer
  • Clouds
  • Glacier
  • Wind
  • runoff
  • Ocean
  • storage
  • Evaporation
  • heat
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