Unit 2 Review: Climate Change

The warming and cooling of Earth over long periods of time is called...

• Global warming

• Volcanic insolation

• climate change

• Ice age glaciation

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Evidence for climate change include... (check ALL that apply)

• melting sea ice.

• colder global temperatures.

• warmer global temperatures.

• milder storms and less hurricanes.

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Which of the following BEST describes the Vostok Ice Cores?

• Layers of ice taken from the surface of Antarctica.

• A cylinder of ice taken from Alaskan glaciers.

• A cylinder of ice taken from the ice sheets of Antarctica.

• Samples of ice taken from floating icebergs.

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According to the Vostok ice cores, what was the biggest indicator for influencing global temps?

• volcanic dust in the atmosphere

• the amount of sunlight reaching Earth.

• salt levels in the oceans

• carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere

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How far back do the Vostok ice cores provide a record of Earth's climate?

• 420,000 years

• 100,000 years

• 41,000 years

• 26,000 years

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What are the big three greenhouse gases?

• carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide

• carbon monoxide, nitrogen, and methane

• carbon dioxide, butane, and hydrogen sulfide

• carbon monoxide, methane and nitrous oxide

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According to the Vostok Ice Cores, Earth has been cooler in the past than it is today.

• True

• False

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According to the Vostok Ice Cores, the Earth has been WARMER in the past than it is today.

• True

• False

According to the Vostok Ice Cores, the CO₂ levels were higher in the past than they are today.

• True

• False

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According to the Vostok Ice Cores, CO₂ levels have been LOWER in the past than they are today.

• True

• False

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