GES Exam 3 Questions and Correct Answers Already Passed
What is the gas that makes up most of the air that we breathe?
a. Argon
b. Carbon dioxide
c. Oxygen
d. Ozone
e. Nitrogen - Answers Nitrogen
Large terrestrial regions characterized by a particular type of climate and a certain combination of
dominant plant life are called ____.
a. biozones
b. niches
c. communities
d. biomes
e. populations - Answers Biomes
The reality of the greenhouse effect and it's impact on the climate is only accepted by a small
percentage of scientists.
a. True
b. False - Answers False
What value do the oceans have in moderating climate change?
a. Oceans serve as a layer of insulation between the atmosphere and magma deep with the earth.
b. Oceans reflect sunlight back into space before the ultraviolet wavelengths are converted into infrared
radiation.
c. Oceans absorb about 40% of the methane out of the atmosphere that has been produced by rice
paddies and livestock.
d. Oceans remove about 25% of the atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by humans.
e. Oceans help to reduce the level of water vapor in the atmosphere through condensation and
transpiration. - Answers Oceans remove about 25% of the atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by
humans.
,According to Dr. Maggie Holland's presentation on the human side of climate change, girls' participation
in ________________ declines due to climate-induced natural disasters.
a. reproduction
b. fossil fuel use
c. education
d. raising a family
e. reconciliation ecology - Answers Education
Record droughts drying out trees as well as stronger winds caused by climate change have both affected
the severity of wildfires on the west coast.
a. True
b. False - Answers True
At one time, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana had 150 glaciers, but only 25 remained in
2016.
a. True
b. False - Answers True
Nine of the ten warmest years on record since 1861 took place prior to 1950.
a. True
b. False - Answers False
Which of the following would make a greater contribution to rising sea levels?
a. Increased levels of global evaporation and transpiration
b. Increased levels of precipitation in some areas
c. Melting sea ice
d. Increased levels of atmospheric water vapor
e. Melting land-based ice - Answers Melting land-based ice
In Dr. Maggie Holland's presentation about the human side of climate change, she emphasizes that
__________________ is a much bigger factor than population size in terms of total greenhouse gas
emissions.
, a. affluence
b. gender
c. the type of fossil fuel
d. education
e. the biome - Answers Affluence
In the western United States, an area called the Great Basin contains many mountain ranges that are
separated from each other by high desert. Because these mountain ranges provide sanctuary for some
species, they could be called ____.
a. islands of biodiversity
b. broadleaf deciduous reserves
c. taiga reserves
d. grazing animal reserves
e. island reserves - Answers Islands of biodiversity
During El Niño conditions, ____.
a. ocean currents slow in the Atlantic Ocean, bringing cooler weather to Europe
b. ocean currents accelerate in the Pacific Ocean, bringing warmer weather to Japan
c. the thermocline in the eastern Pacific Ocean deepens, disrupting upwelling
d. the thermocline in the central Atlantic Ocean rises, bringing cold, deep water to the surface
e. the thermocline throughout the Pacific Ocean deepens - Answers The thermocline in the eastern
Pacific Ocean deepens, disrupting upwelling
At least half of the known species of terrestrial plants and animals are found ____.
a. evenly distributed amongst the biomes of the earth
b. in both temperate and tropical rainforests
c. in deciduous forests
d. only in tropical rainforests
e. only in temperate rainforests - Answers Only in tropical rainforests
What is the gas that makes up most of the air that we breathe?
a. Argon
b. Carbon dioxide
c. Oxygen
d. Ozone
e. Nitrogen - Answers Nitrogen
Large terrestrial regions characterized by a particular type of climate and a certain combination of
dominant plant life are called ____.
a. biozones
b. niches
c. communities
d. biomes
e. populations - Answers Biomes
The reality of the greenhouse effect and it's impact on the climate is only accepted by a small
percentage of scientists.
a. True
b. False - Answers False
What value do the oceans have in moderating climate change?
a. Oceans serve as a layer of insulation between the atmosphere and magma deep with the earth.
b. Oceans reflect sunlight back into space before the ultraviolet wavelengths are converted into infrared
radiation.
c. Oceans absorb about 40% of the methane out of the atmosphere that has been produced by rice
paddies and livestock.
d. Oceans remove about 25% of the atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by humans.
e. Oceans help to reduce the level of water vapor in the atmosphere through condensation and
transpiration. - Answers Oceans remove about 25% of the atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by
humans.
,According to Dr. Maggie Holland's presentation on the human side of climate change, girls' participation
in ________________ declines due to climate-induced natural disasters.
a. reproduction
b. fossil fuel use
c. education
d. raising a family
e. reconciliation ecology - Answers Education
Record droughts drying out trees as well as stronger winds caused by climate change have both affected
the severity of wildfires on the west coast.
a. True
b. False - Answers True
At one time, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana had 150 glaciers, but only 25 remained in
2016.
a. True
b. False - Answers True
Nine of the ten warmest years on record since 1861 took place prior to 1950.
a. True
b. False - Answers False
Which of the following would make a greater contribution to rising sea levels?
a. Increased levels of global evaporation and transpiration
b. Increased levels of precipitation in some areas
c. Melting sea ice
d. Increased levels of atmospheric water vapor
e. Melting land-based ice - Answers Melting land-based ice
In Dr. Maggie Holland's presentation about the human side of climate change, she emphasizes that
__________________ is a much bigger factor than population size in terms of total greenhouse gas
emissions.
, a. affluence
b. gender
c. the type of fossil fuel
d. education
e. the biome - Answers Affluence
In the western United States, an area called the Great Basin contains many mountain ranges that are
separated from each other by high desert. Because these mountain ranges provide sanctuary for some
species, they could be called ____.
a. islands of biodiversity
b. broadleaf deciduous reserves
c. taiga reserves
d. grazing animal reserves
e. island reserves - Answers Islands of biodiversity
During El Niño conditions, ____.
a. ocean currents slow in the Atlantic Ocean, bringing cooler weather to Europe
b. ocean currents accelerate in the Pacific Ocean, bringing warmer weather to Japan
c. the thermocline in the eastern Pacific Ocean deepens, disrupting upwelling
d. the thermocline in the central Atlantic Ocean rises, bringing cold, deep water to the surface
e. the thermocline throughout the Pacific Ocean deepens - Answers The thermocline in the eastern
Pacific Ocean deepens, disrupting upwelling
At least half of the known species of terrestrial plants and animals are found ____.
a. evenly distributed amongst the biomes of the earth
b. in both temperate and tropical rainforests
c. in deciduous forests
d. only in tropical rainforests
e. only in temperate rainforests - Answers Only in tropical rainforests
