Geog 1300 Final
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1. What natural factor has been sug- colder ocean temperatures leading to greater solubil-
gested to explain the short-term re- ity of seawater
duction of atmospheric CO2 from
1525-1600?
2. When the tropical Pacific is in a La abnormally cool sea-surface temperatures are pro-
Niña state: duced in the eastern Pacific.
3. What effect did the eruption of It cooled global climate by ~0.3°C for the year after the
Mount Pinatubo in 1991 have on eruption.
global climate?
4. What is true about extreme temper- Record low temperatures outnumbered record high
atures in the United States? temperatures in the 1960s and 1970s and Twice as
many record high temperatures than record low tem-
peratures occurred in the 2000s.
5. Which of the following climate mod- Reforestation
ification proposals is low risk and
low cost?
6. Which of the following was the most mountain glaciers melting
important factor in the observed
sea level rise in the twentieth centu-
ry?
7. How do explosive volcanic eruptions They generally result in a cooling and it depends on
affect climate? the latitude of the eruption.
8. The Pacific Decadal Oscillation: has a spatial distribution similar to ENSO.
9. snow cover in the Northern Hemisphere, sea ice cover
in the Arctic, thickness of the Greenland ice sheet
, Geog 1300 Final
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Which of the following types of cli-
mate data has been measured with
satellites?
10. During an El Niño event: the trade winds weaken
11. The medieval warm period: was marked by less sea around the Icelandic and
Greenland coasts.
12. Which of the following has the clouds
largest feedback-related uncertain-
ty in GCM models?
13. What percent of the 0.8°C global effectively none
warming since the late 1800s can
be attributed to long-term tecton-
ic-scale climatic forcing?
14. Sun spots: occur at times when net solar emissions are stronger
than normal.
15. How will mountain glaciers respond Most will completely disappear and They will decrease
to a 5°C increase in global tempera- in volume by approximately 25%.
ture?
16. The recent 0.8°C global warming is: -consistent with insolation changes due to orbital forc-
ings of tilt and precession.
-consistent with eccentricity as a dominant forcing,
although the mechanics are poorly understood.
-10 times faster than the rate that should result from
orbital forcing.
17. Which of the following ideas to fertilizing the ocean w/ iron
reduce greenhouse gas concentra-
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1. What natural factor has been sug- colder ocean temperatures leading to greater solubil-
gested to explain the short-term re- ity of seawater
duction of atmospheric CO2 from
1525-1600?
2. When the tropical Pacific is in a La abnormally cool sea-surface temperatures are pro-
Niña state: duced in the eastern Pacific.
3. What effect did the eruption of It cooled global climate by ~0.3°C for the year after the
Mount Pinatubo in 1991 have on eruption.
global climate?
4. What is true about extreme temper- Record low temperatures outnumbered record high
atures in the United States? temperatures in the 1960s and 1970s and Twice as
many record high temperatures than record low tem-
peratures occurred in the 2000s.
5. Which of the following climate mod- Reforestation
ification proposals is low risk and
low cost?
6. Which of the following was the most mountain glaciers melting
important factor in the observed
sea level rise in the twentieth centu-
ry?
7. How do explosive volcanic eruptions They generally result in a cooling and it depends on
affect climate? the latitude of the eruption.
8. The Pacific Decadal Oscillation: has a spatial distribution similar to ENSO.
9. snow cover in the Northern Hemisphere, sea ice cover
in the Arctic, thickness of the Greenland ice sheet
, Geog 1300 Final
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_e8y42e
Which of the following types of cli-
mate data has been measured with
satellites?
10. During an El Niño event: the trade winds weaken
11. The medieval warm period: was marked by less sea around the Icelandic and
Greenland coasts.
12. Which of the following has the clouds
largest feedback-related uncertain-
ty in GCM models?
13. What percent of the 0.8°C global effectively none
warming since the late 1800s can
be attributed to long-term tecton-
ic-scale climatic forcing?
14. Sun spots: occur at times when net solar emissions are stronger
than normal.
15. How will mountain glaciers respond Most will completely disappear and They will decrease
to a 5°C increase in global tempera- in volume by approximately 25%.
ture?
16. The recent 0.8°C global warming is: -consistent with insolation changes due to orbital forc-
ings of tilt and precession.
-consistent with eccentricity as a dominant forcing,
although the mechanics are poorly understood.
-10 times faster than the rate that should result from
orbital forcing.
17. Which of the following ideas to fertilizing the ocean w/ iron
reduce greenhouse gas concentra-
