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Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum Insights

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Patricia Brown
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
High-quality equipment
Persistence and luck
Advanced technology
Government funding
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) represent?
A time of stable climate
A period of extreme cold
A time of rapid ice formation
A period of extreme global warming
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the significance of the PETM in understanding current climate change?
It provides an analog for current and future changes
It proves that climate change is not happening
It shows that climate change is a new phenomenon
It suggests that climate change is reversible
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which marine organisms went extinct during the PETM?
Coral reefs
Sea turtles
Benthic foraminifera
Sharks
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What significant change occurred in mammals during the PETM?
They became extinct
They migrated to colder regions
They grew larger
They experienced dwarfing
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is believed to have caused the climate change during the PETM?
A shift in Earth's orbit
Volcanic eruptions
A massive release of carbon dioxide
A decrease in solar activity
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How long did it take for the carbon released during the PETM to be removed from the atmosphere?
10,000 years
50,000 years
150,000 years
500,000 years
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