CH. 6 quiz

Which of the following do paleoclimatologists use to investigate the climate of the past?    

• fossil records

• ice-core samples

• coral

• all of the above

If you want rainfall data for the past 100 years but do not have access to human records, which of the following climate proxies would be most helpful to your investigation?    

• coral

• tree rings

• fossils found in bedrock

• ice cores

You’d like to find out what Earth’s climate was like tens of millions of years ago. Which of the following climate proxies would be most helpful to your investigation?    

• coral

• tree rings

• fossils found in bedrock

• ice cores

Which of the following is NOT a key factor that affects the surface temperature of Earth?

• The amount of oxygen gas in the atmosphere.

• The amount of light energy that Earth receives from the Sun.

• The amount of light energy that is reflected back into space by Earth’s atmosphere and surface.

• The amount of reradiated heat energy that is trapped by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

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Which of the following is NOT a key factor that affects the surface temperature of Earth?

• The amount of oxygen gas in the atmosphere.

• The amount of light energy that Earth receives from the Sun.

• The amount of light energy that is reflected back into space by Earth’s atmosphere and surface.

• The amount of reradiated heat energy that is trapped by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

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If you wanted to determine what Earth’s surface temperature was 100 years ago, the most accurate data would come from ____.

• Ocean sediments

• Tree rings

• Ice cores

• Thermometers

Ancient glacial deposits found in a location with a temperate climate indicate that in the past, the climate in this location ____. 

• Had more precipitation.

• Had less precipitation.

• Was warmer.

• Was colder.

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This graph shows variations over time in the percentage of right-coiling N. pachyderma.

The interpretation of the graph indicates that from 200,000 years ago to the present day, the ocean water temperature has 

• increased

• decreased

• alternated between increasing and decreasing.

• stayed the same

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This diagram shows variations in Earth’s axial tilt.

When the axial tilt changes from 24.5° to 22.1°, the Earth experiences

• cooling of global climate

• warming of global climate

• cooler summers

• cooler winters

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What causes Earth’s seasons?

• The changing distance between the Earth and the Sun

• Earth's tilted axis

• The shape of Earth’s orbit around the sun

• All of the above

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