Understanding Climate Models and Their Impacts

Understanding Climate Models and Their Impacts

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science, Physics, Chemistry

10th Grade - University

Hard

Created by

Liam Anderson

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The video explores the complexity of climate systems, highlighting the challenges in understanding patterns that span vast spatial and temporal scales. It discusses the evolution of climate models, their components, and the emergent properties they simulate. The video also evaluates the skillfulness of these models in predicting climate changes due to various factors. Finally, it emphasizes the importance of human choices in shaping future climate scenarios, urging proactive measures to mitigate climate change.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main challenge in understanding climate patterns?

They are complex and vary across scales.

They are too simple to analyze.

They can be easily studied in a lab.

They repeat exactly the same way.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many orders of magnitude did climate models in the 1990s cover?

Two

Three

Four

Five

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What programming language is still used in climate modeling?

Java

C++

Python

Fortran

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT an emergent property in climate models?

Rivers of atmospheric water

Exact weather predictions

Tropical cyclones

Swirls in the Southern Ocean

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What natural event in 1991 significantly impacted the climate?

El Niño

Mount Pinatubo eruption

Tsunami in Japan

Hurricane Katrina

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the role of climate models in understanding past climate events?

They provide exact replicas of past climates.

They help evaluate model skill and understanding.

They predict future weather accurately.

They are irrelevant to past events.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary cause of global warming according to climate models?

Increased solar activity

Carbon dioxide emissions

Deforestation

Volcanic eruptions

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