Paleoclimate

Paleoclimate

9th - 12th Grade

10 Qs

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Paleoclimate

Paleoclimate

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

Easy

Created by

Melissa Vigil

Used 203+ times

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When CO2 levels were low, temperatures were ______ and Earth was _____________.

cooler; in an ice age (glacial period)

cooler; warming (interglacial period)

warmer; in an ice age (glacial period)

warmer; warming (interglacial period)

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When CO2 levels were high, temperatures were ______ and Earth was _____________.

cooler; in an ice age (glacial period)

cooler; warming (interglacial period)

warmer; in an ice age (glacial period)

warmer; warming (interglacial period)

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Oxygen isotopes are used to measure past temperatures. Isotopes have different numbers of...

protons

neutrons

electrons

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A greater amount of 18O in an ice core sample means temperatures were _________ because there was ________ evaporation.

colder; less

colder; more

warmer; less

warmer; more

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A greater amount of 18O in a foram ocean sediment sample means temperatures were _________ because there was ________ evaporation.

colder; less

colder; more

warmer; less

warmer; more

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the rate of modern warming compare to other periods?

It is slower than the rate in the Cretaceous and PETM periods.

It is equal to the rate in the Cretaceous and PETM periods.

It is faster than the rate in the Cretaceous and PETM periods.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary cause of modern warming?

peat fires

respiration

fossil fuel burning

volcanic eruptions

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