GEOG 1300E Final
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1. which of the following temperature scales were celcius and kelvin
defined based on the freezing and boiling points
of water?
2. an example of an abrupt change in forcing in a volcanic eruption
earth's climate would be
3. which of the following are considered to be theo- all of the above
ries
4. in order to run a climate model experiment for true
climate, say 20,000 years ago, one would need to
specify the changes in boundary conditions of that
time period
5. Use figure M1Q1 (time scales) to determine which historical changes in global
of the following statements is correct temperature are are small rela-
tive to those that have previous-
ly occurred during Earth's long
history
6. which of the following temperature scales Fahrenheit
was/were defined with the warmest and coldest
observed temperatures as a basis for setting the
0 and 100 degree marks
7. a scientific experiment employing a climate model a control simulation and anoth-
will generally run er simulation with some change
incorporated (sensitivity simu-
lation)
8. sediment cores from _____ can be used to study deep oceans
periods up to 100 million years ago
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9. numerical climate models are based on: all of the above
physics and chemistry
conservation equations
scientific programming
all of the above
10. an example of initial forcing in Figure M1Q2 could air temperature in Hartford, CT
be the annual cycle of solar heating in New Eng-
land. where would you expect to see a fast re-
sponse to this heating?
11. numerical climate models are based on the laws of all of the above
physics, and can be used to simulate
12. in scientific terms a theory is an educated guess false
with little evidence to back it up
13. which of the following temperature scales is offset celcius
from absolute zero by 273 degrees
14. which of the following proxy record might be used ocean sediment cores
to reconstruct climate 50 M years ago
15. it is possible to examine the response of individ- true
ual components of the climate system separately,
each with their own characteristic response times
16. if earth did not have an atmosphere, its tempera- colder than observed
ture would be
17. earth's climate system consists of several interact- all of the above
ing components including:
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1. which of the following temperature scales were celcius and kelvin
defined based on the freezing and boiling points
of water?
2. an example of an abrupt change in forcing in a volcanic eruption
earth's climate would be
3. which of the following are considered to be theo- all of the above
ries
4. in order to run a climate model experiment for true
climate, say 20,000 years ago, one would need to
specify the changes in boundary conditions of that
time period
5. Use figure M1Q1 (time scales) to determine which historical changes in global
of the following statements is correct temperature are are small rela-
tive to those that have previous-
ly occurred during Earth's long
history
6. which of the following temperature scales Fahrenheit
was/were defined with the warmest and coldest
observed temperatures as a basis for setting the
0 and 100 degree marks
7. a scientific experiment employing a climate model a control simulation and anoth-
will generally run er simulation with some change
incorporated (sensitivity simu-
lation)
8. sediment cores from _____ can be used to study deep oceans
periods up to 100 million years ago
, GEOG 1300E Final
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9. numerical climate models are based on: all of the above
physics and chemistry
conservation equations
scientific programming
all of the above
10. an example of initial forcing in Figure M1Q2 could air temperature in Hartford, CT
be the annual cycle of solar heating in New Eng-
land. where would you expect to see a fast re-
sponse to this heating?
11. numerical climate models are based on the laws of all of the above
physics, and can be used to simulate
12. in scientific terms a theory is an educated guess false
with little evidence to back it up
13. which of the following temperature scales is offset celcius
from absolute zero by 273 degrees
14. which of the following proxy record might be used ocean sediment cores
to reconstruct climate 50 M years ago
15. it is possible to examine the response of individ- true
ual components of the climate system separately,
each with their own characteristic response times
16. if earth did not have an atmosphere, its tempera- colder than observed
ture would be
17. earth's climate system consists of several interact- all of the above
ing components including:
