12.3 Atmospheric Systems Feedback

Multiple Choice

What is the term used to describe factors driving climate change?

• Climate forcings

• Climate feedbacks

• Climate shifts

• Climate variations

Multiple Choice

What are the three factors that can cause Earth's surface temperature to increase?

• An increase in incoming sunlight, a decrease in reflected sunlight, an increase in energy kept by greenhouse gases

• A decrease in incoming sunlight, an increase in reflected sunlight, a decrease in energy kept by greenhouse gases

• An increase in incoming sunlight, an increase in reflected sunlight, a decrease in energy kept by greenhouse gases

• A decrease in incoming sunlight, a decrease in reflected sunlight, an increase in energy kept by greenhouse gases

Multiple Choice

Which surface has the lowest albedo range?

• Vegetation

• Snow and Ice

• Clouds

• Water

Multiple Choice

What is the effect of clouds during the daytime?

• Warming effect

• No effect

• Cooling effect

• Increase in precipitation

Multiple Choice

What is the net result of increases in temperature and water in the atmosphere?

• Cooling effect

• Warming effect

• No effect

• Decrease in evaporation

Multiple Choice

What is the effect of clouds at night?

• Cooling effect

• Warming effect

• No effect

• Decrease in evaporation

Multiple Choice

What drives the global convection cycle of deep ocean currents?

• Density differences between cold and salty polar waters and warmer equatorial waters

• Wind patterns across the ocean surface

• The rotation of the Earth

• Tidal forces from the moon

Multiple Choice

What happens to the ocean's ability to store CO₂ when ocean water warms?

• It increases

• It remains the same

• It decreases

• It becomes unpredictable

Multiple Choice

What is the trend of methane concentration in the atmosphere at Barrow, Alaska, according to the graph?

• Decreasing

• Stable

• Increasing

• Fluctuating without a trend

Multiple Choice

What happens to the ocean water as more ice melts in the Arctic Sea?

• It reflects more sunlight.

• It absorbs more sunlight.

• It becomes colder.

• It freezes more quickly.

Multiple Choice

What effect does the melting of Arctic sea ice have on the temperature?

• It decreases the temperature.

• It stabilizes the temperature.

• It causes the temperature to rise.

• It has no effect on the temperature.

Multiple Choice

What effect does the melting of glaciers have on the surrounding environment?

• It decreases the amount of sunlight absorbed by the ground.

• It increases the amount of regional water available.

• It exposes rock that absorbs more sunlight, leading to more melting.

• It reduces the temperature of the surrounding area.