Climate Review Battleship!

1. Climate Review Battleship!

2. Which of the following is an example of direct evidence? • tree rings • ice cores • temperature measurements • pollen samples

3. List 5 factors that influence local climate. • Latitude • Altitude • Near water • Prevailing winds • Ocean currents • Vegetation • Topography

4. Due to the orographic effect the windward or westward side of a mountain is… • dry • moist • moderate • cold

5. According the the climatogram, how would you characterize the temperature and precipitation of McMurdo Bay, Antarctica? • Cold and dry

6. What number is showing heat energy re-radiating back to the Earth by greenhouse gases? • 4

7. What do we know about climate change? • Earth’s climate has changed throughout history. • Earth’s climate has changes more dramatically since the industrial revolution. • There are natural causes of climate change. • All of the above

8. Which of the following explains why one side of a mountain usually has more precipitationthan the other side? • Mountains force air to rise, and air cools and releases moisture as it rises. • The atmosphere gets denser as elevation increases. • Temperatures are higher on one side of a mountain than on the other. • The land on one side is more green and lush than the other.

9. Why does the equator experience about the same temperatures year-round? • It tilts toward the sun and gets much more direct solar energy. • It has no prevailing winds. • It has no mountains to affect its climate. • The sun’s rays strike the equator at about the same angle all year.

10. What causes the Earth’s seasons? • The Earths’stilt (different angles of light intensity during different parts of the year) • The Earth’s orbit (closer or farther from the sun during different parts of the year)

11. What are three things that scientists might look at to make conclusions about Earth’s climate history? • Tree rings • Ice Cores • Pollen • Ocean and lake sediment • Food and harvest records • Alterations of seasonal changes

12. What type of surface would have the highest albedo? • rock • snow • forest • water

13. The most important reason why summers in the Southern Hemisphere are warmer than summers in the Northern Hemisphere is that: • the earth is closer to the sun in January • the earth is farther from the sun in July • over 80% of the Southern Hemisphere is covered with water • the sun's energy is less intense in the Southern Hemisphere

14. How does an increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere lead to an increase in globalwarming? • More of the radiation from the Sun passes into the atmosphere. • The atmosphere radiates more energy back to Earth. • The Earth radiates more energy back into the atmosphere. • The sea absorbs more energy from the Sun

15. It is believed that regular cyclical changes in global climate are totally natural at time scales of 100,000 years as well as at time scales of 20,000 to 40,000 years. What is this cycle called? • Milankovich Cycles

16. List three different types of greenhouse gasses. • Carbon dioxide • Methane • Water vapor • Nitrous oxide

17. When polar ice melts the albedo of the planet will ______ and the temperature of the planet will ______. • Decrease; decrease • Increase; decrease • Decrease; increase • Increase; increase

18. What causes climate to change over time during a Milankovitch cycle? • Changes in Earth’s orientation in space (tilt, direction of north, orbit)

19. What are two things you would use to describe the climate of a location? • longitude and latitude • temperature and precipitation • latitude and temperature • precipitation and longitude

20. The urban heat island is: • warmer air temperatures in urban areas compared to surrounding rural areas • a concentration of energy use in an urban area • locating factories in a single location downwind from cities • use of conservation techniques to reduce energy use in cities

21. Which of the following is NOT a way that scientists can use ice cores to help understandpaleoclimates? • Scientists can measure oxygen and hydrogen isotopes trapped in the ice cores • Scientists can measure the amount of dust found in trapped in the ice cores • Scientists can measure the carbon dioxide concentrations trapped in the ice cores • Scientists can identify the types of large mammals trapped in the ice cores

22. What do greenhouse gasses do that allows them to heat the Earth’s atmosphere? • Reflect the thermal energy from the sun back to the Earth’s surface “trapping” it in the atmosphere.

23. Photosynthesizing plants affect the carbon cycle by • Creating more carbon atoms • Reducing the amount of carbon in the soil, reducing soil fertility • Absorbing CO2 from the atmosphere, lowering atmospheric levels of carbon • None of the above; plants to do not affect the carbon cycle

24. True or false: There is a great deal of controversy within the scientific community about whether global warming is happening. • False!

25. When humans burn fossil fuels, where does the carbon from those fuels go? • CO2 in the atmosphere

26. Why is the greenhouse effect good for the Earth? • It keeps us nice and warm! Without it the Earth would be too cold to support life.

27. Scientists argue that the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is • gradually increasing. • gradually decreasing. • rapidly increasing. • staying at the same level.

28. You are observing an ice core sample. The deepest layer has ash and a thick layer of snow. The most shallow layer has very little snow and some plants. You conclude: • A volcanic eruption caused the climate to cool and it stayed cool. • A volcanic eruption caused the climate to cool, then it warmed. • A volcanic eruption caused the climate to heat up, causing an increase in precipitation. • You do not have enough data to draw conclusions about the climate.

29. What happens to the level of CO2 in the atmosphere when the majority of plants on Earth lose their leaves during the winter? • It decreases

30. When there is a great deal of ash from volcanic eruptions in the atmosphere what happens to the Earth’s temperature? • It increases slightly • It decreases slightly • It increases dramatically • It decreases dramatically

31. Two climates that are at the same latitude may be different because of ____. • bodies of water • Earth’s magnetic field • distance from the poles • soil type

32. Which of the following factors would NOT affect the climate of an area? • an advancing weather system • elevation • latitude • presence of large bodies of water

33. Which of the following is not considered a possible consequence of global warming? • Raising sea levels • Glacier retreat • Higher rates of skin cancer • Increase in extreme weather

34. What form does carbon take when it is released from a decomposing plant? • CO2 in the atmosphere

35. What would you expect to happen to global temperatures if the levels of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere decreased dramatically? • Decrease

36. What would you expect to happen to global climate if the Earth became shrouded in cloud cover? • Decrease