Unit 5a Quiz: Climate Change Data

What was the overall trend in sea level from 1880 to 2010?

• It went up until 1980, but has stayed constant since then.

• It has gone up.

• It has gone down.

• It has stayed the same the whole time.

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If someone was only shown a graph with data from 1961 to 1963, what conclusion could they reasonably come to?

• Sea level is staying the same

• Sea level is rising

• Sea level is going down

Why is this image not credible evidence of climate change?

• The sound produced by windmills has been proven to cause cancer.

• One picture is from March and the other is from September.

• Our electricity comes primarily from coal-powered power plants.

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What is true about this graph?

• Two of the glaciers on this graph got smaller from 1970 - 2015, but one got larger.

• All three glaciers got smaller every year.

• All three glaciers got smaller from 1970 - 2015.

• The Wolverine Glacier is larger now than it was in 1970. The Gulkana Glacier is 26 meters smaller. The South Cascade Glacier is 30 meters smaller.

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Which of the following produced the most carbon dioxide emissions in 2012?

• United States and Canada

• Europe

• Latin America and the Caribbean

• Asia

What is the highest concentration of atmospheric CO₂; and in when did it happen?

• 300 ppm; 330,000 years ago

• 190 ppm; 800,000 years ago

• 407.4 ppm; 2018

• 220 ppm; 50,000 years ago

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Which of the following statements is true about land and ocean temperatures in July 2019?

• Temperatures in July 2019 were higher everywhere in the world when compared to the average July temperatures from 1981 - 2010.

• Temperatures in Eastern Europe and Western Asia were 3 degrees warmer in July 2019 than the average July temperature from 1981 - 2010.

• Temperatures in July 2019 were higher on average on Earth when compared to the average July temperatures from 1981 - 2010.

• Temperatures in Alaska were between 0 and 1 degree warmer in July 2019 than the average July temperature from 1981 - 2010.

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What is the correlation between CO₂ concentration in the atmosphere and global temperature?

• When more CO₂ is present in the atmosphere, temperatures are higher.

• When more CO₂ is present in the atmosphere, temperatures are lower.

• There does not appear to be a correlation.

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In which of the following years was sea level the highest?

• 1995

• 2010

• 2012

• 2020

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Which of the following is true of September 1944?

• September 1944 was cooler than September 1904.

• September 1944 was warmer than September 1970.

• September 1944 was warmer than September 2020.

• September 1944 was cooler than September 1940.

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