BY 201 EXAM ONE REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1.What dis dthe dIPCC dand dwhat ddoes dit ddo?: dIntergovernmental dPanel don
dClimate dChange; dassesses dthe dscientific, dtechnical dand dsocio-
economic dinformation drelevant dfor dthe dunderstanding dof dthe drisk dof
dhuman-induced dclimate dchange
2.Albedo d-: dability dof da dsurface dto dreflect dlight
3.Weather d-: dthe dcondition dof dEarth's datmosphere dat da dparticular dtime
dand dplace
4.Climate d-: doverall dweather din dan darea dover da dlong dperiod dof dtime
5.Blue dcarbon dsites d-: dhighly dproductive dcoastal decosystems dthat dare
dparticularly dimportant dfor dtheir dcapacity dto dstore dcarbon dwithin dthe
dplants dand din dthe dsediments dbelow, dand dare dthereby dconsidered da
dkey dcomponent dof dnature-based dsolutions dto dclimate dchange
6.Milankovitch dcycles d-: dperiodic dchanges din dEarth's drotation dand dorbit
daround dthe dsun
7.What dare dthe dthree dparts dof dthe dMilankovitch dcycle?: d1) dEccentricity
2) Obliquity
1 d/
d5
, 3) Precession
8.Eccentricity d-: dthe dshift dbetween dhaving da dmore dcircular dorbit dor da
dmore delliptical dorbit d(the dshape dshifts devery d150,000 dyers dor dso)---
has dthe dgreatest deffect don dclimate dbecause dit dinfluence dthe dsolar
dconstant---this dis dinfluenced ddue dto dthe dchange din ddistance
9.Obliquity d-: dchange din dthe dtilt dof dthe dEarth---affects dclimate dbut
dit's da dlittle dmore dsubtle d(distributes denergy dfrom dthe dSun dinto
ddifferent dparts dof dthe dplanet)
10.Precession d-: dhow dthe drotation dof dthe dplanet dmoves, daka dthe
d"wobble"---affects dclimate dbut dit's da dlittle dmore dsubtle d(distributes
denergy dfrom dthe dSun dinto ddifferent dparts dof dthe dplanet)
11.FLICC d-: dfake dexperts, dlogical dfallacies, dimpossible dexpectations,
dcherry dpicking, dconspiracy dtheories
12.Fake dexperts d-: dpresenting dan dunqualified dperson dor dinstitution das
da dsource dof dcredible dinformation
13.Logical dfallacies d-: darguments dwhere dthe dconclusion ddoesn't
dlogically dfollow dfrom dthe dpremises. dAlso dknown das dnon dsequitur
14.Impossible dexpectations d-: ddemanding dunrealistic dstandards dof
dcertainty dbefore dacting don dthe dscience
15.Conspiracy dtheories d-: dproposing da dsecret dplan dto dimplement da
dnefarious dscheme dsuch das dhiding da dtruth dor dperpetuating
dmisinformation
16.Cherry dpicking d-: dcarefully dselecting ddata dthat dappear dto dconfirm
done dposition dwhile dignoring dother ddata dthat dcontradicts dthat
dposition
17.Anecdote d-: dusing dpersonal dexperience dor disolated dexamples
dinstead dof dsound darguments dor dcompelling devidence
2 d/
d5
1.What dis dthe dIPCC dand dwhat ddoes dit ddo?: dIntergovernmental dPanel don
dClimate dChange; dassesses dthe dscientific, dtechnical dand dsocio-
economic dinformation drelevant dfor dthe dunderstanding dof dthe drisk dof
dhuman-induced dclimate dchange
2.Albedo d-: dability dof da dsurface dto dreflect dlight
3.Weather d-: dthe dcondition dof dEarth's datmosphere dat da dparticular dtime
dand dplace
4.Climate d-: doverall dweather din dan darea dover da dlong dperiod dof dtime
5.Blue dcarbon dsites d-: dhighly dproductive dcoastal decosystems dthat dare
dparticularly dimportant dfor dtheir dcapacity dto dstore dcarbon dwithin dthe
dplants dand din dthe dsediments dbelow, dand dare dthereby dconsidered da
dkey dcomponent dof dnature-based dsolutions dto dclimate dchange
6.Milankovitch dcycles d-: dperiodic dchanges din dEarth's drotation dand dorbit
daround dthe dsun
7.What dare dthe dthree dparts dof dthe dMilankovitch dcycle?: d1) dEccentricity
2) Obliquity
1 d/
d5
, 3) Precession
8.Eccentricity d-: dthe dshift dbetween dhaving da dmore dcircular dorbit dor da
dmore delliptical dorbit d(the dshape dshifts devery d150,000 dyers dor dso)---
has dthe dgreatest deffect don dclimate dbecause dit dinfluence dthe dsolar
dconstant---this dis dinfluenced ddue dto dthe dchange din ddistance
9.Obliquity d-: dchange din dthe dtilt dof dthe dEarth---affects dclimate dbut
dit's da dlittle dmore dsubtle d(distributes denergy dfrom dthe dSun dinto
ddifferent dparts dof dthe dplanet)
10.Precession d-: dhow dthe drotation dof dthe dplanet dmoves, daka dthe
d"wobble"---affects dclimate dbut dit's da dlittle dmore dsubtle d(distributes
denergy dfrom dthe dSun dinto ddifferent dparts dof dthe dplanet)
11.FLICC d-: dfake dexperts, dlogical dfallacies, dimpossible dexpectations,
dcherry dpicking, dconspiracy dtheories
12.Fake dexperts d-: dpresenting dan dunqualified dperson dor dinstitution das
da dsource dof dcredible dinformation
13.Logical dfallacies d-: darguments dwhere dthe dconclusion ddoesn't
dlogically dfollow dfrom dthe dpremises. dAlso dknown das dnon dsequitur
14.Impossible dexpectations d-: ddemanding dunrealistic dstandards dof
dcertainty dbefore dacting don dthe dscience
15.Conspiracy dtheories d-: dproposing da dsecret dplan dto dimplement da
dnefarious dscheme dsuch das dhiding da dtruth dor dperpetuating
dmisinformation
16.Cherry dpicking d-: dcarefully dselecting ddata dthat dappear dto dconfirm
done dposition dwhile dignoring dother ddata dthat dcontradicts dthat
dposition
17.Anecdote d-: dusing dpersonal dexperience dor disolated dexamples
dinstead dof dsound darguments dor dcompelling devidence
2 d/
d5
