GOL 105 final Exam Test Questions and Answers Graded A+
Scientists obtain records of climate change from all of the
volcanic lava layers
following except
Carbon dioxide (CO2) constitutes approximately
0.04%
of Earths atmosphere.
Besides carbon dioxide (CO2), is another
Water vapor
important greenhouse gas in our atmopshere.
All of the following are known to cause climate change on the expansion of grasslands across the surface of the
Earth except planet
A reaction that acts to amplify or reinforce an initial change
A positive feedback
is termed
The transition from day to night is primarily controlled by? Earth's rotation on its axis
Atmospheric COy concentrations and subsequently the
temperature have naturally risen to high levels in the past.
False
Thus, there is no reason for modern day climate scientists
to be concerned with the current warming trend
Earth is capable of maintaining a temperate climate while
other planets in our solar system are not, in part because False
Earth has a regulated magnetic field.
It has been mathematically demonstrated that the cur-
rent temperature trends fall outside the range of natural
True
variability and there is unquestionably an anthropogenic
contribution to modern day climate change.
Earth's global temperature distribution is primarily con-
Earth's solar insolation
trolled by?
Weather and climate are the same thing. False
Which of the following processes add extraneous CO2 to
Burning of sedimentary materials rich in carbon
the
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, GOL 105 final Exam Test Questions and Answers Graded A+
atmosphere; i.e., COy that is not part of the natural surface
carbon cycle?
Earth's seasons and length of daylight are primarily con-
Earth's revolution and tilt
trolled by?
Which of the following is a natural factor that contributes All the above contribute to long term global climate
to long term changes in global climate? change
Rising sea level is one of the major side ettects of con-
Coastal Erosion and River Flooding (due to rivers being
tinued rising temperatures. What are the two greatest
unable to drain into
immediate hazard humans face as a result of rising sea
the ocean)
level?
Water depth equal to 1/2 the distance between successive
What is the wave base?
waves
occur(s) when waves that approach the beach
at an angle and produce a net sediment transport direc- Longshore currents
tion that is parallel to the shore.
Which of the following will not occur as the result of
Fracturing and abrasion of rock
longshore currents?
A is a shoreline "hard stabilization" feature
that, oriented parallel
Breakwater
to the shore, protects shorelines from the pounding of
waves by creating an area of quiet water behind it.
Three of the following statements about coastal deltas are
Sea level rise will protect coastal deltas
correct. Which of them is incorrect?
In the following photograph, which way is the longshore
D to A
current moving?
Which one of the following would not result because of Increase of longshore currents because of interference
the presence of a breakwater? from the structure
wave-cut platform
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Scientists obtain records of climate change from all of the
volcanic lava layers
following except
Carbon dioxide (CO2) constitutes approximately
0.04%
of Earths atmosphere.
Besides carbon dioxide (CO2), is another
Water vapor
important greenhouse gas in our atmopshere.
All of the following are known to cause climate change on the expansion of grasslands across the surface of the
Earth except planet
A reaction that acts to amplify or reinforce an initial change
A positive feedback
is termed
The transition from day to night is primarily controlled by? Earth's rotation on its axis
Atmospheric COy concentrations and subsequently the
temperature have naturally risen to high levels in the past.
False
Thus, there is no reason for modern day climate scientists
to be concerned with the current warming trend
Earth is capable of maintaining a temperate climate while
other planets in our solar system are not, in part because False
Earth has a regulated magnetic field.
It has been mathematically demonstrated that the cur-
rent temperature trends fall outside the range of natural
True
variability and there is unquestionably an anthropogenic
contribution to modern day climate change.
Earth's global temperature distribution is primarily con-
Earth's solar insolation
trolled by?
Weather and climate are the same thing. False
Which of the following processes add extraneous CO2 to
Burning of sedimentary materials rich in carbon
the
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, GOL 105 final Exam Test Questions and Answers Graded A+
atmosphere; i.e., COy that is not part of the natural surface
carbon cycle?
Earth's seasons and length of daylight are primarily con-
Earth's revolution and tilt
trolled by?
Which of the following is a natural factor that contributes All the above contribute to long term global climate
to long term changes in global climate? change
Rising sea level is one of the major side ettects of con-
Coastal Erosion and River Flooding (due to rivers being
tinued rising temperatures. What are the two greatest
unable to drain into
immediate hazard humans face as a result of rising sea
the ocean)
level?
Water depth equal to 1/2 the distance between successive
What is the wave base?
waves
occur(s) when waves that approach the beach
at an angle and produce a net sediment transport direc- Longshore currents
tion that is parallel to the shore.
Which of the following will not occur as the result of
Fracturing and abrasion of rock
longshore currents?
A is a shoreline "hard stabilization" feature
that, oriented parallel
Breakwater
to the shore, protects shorelines from the pounding of
waves by creating an area of quiet water behind it.
Three of the following statements about coastal deltas are
Sea level rise will protect coastal deltas
correct. Which of them is incorrect?
In the following photograph, which way is the longshore
D to A
current moving?
Which one of the following would not result because of Increase of longshore currents because of interference
the presence of a breakwater? from the structure
wave-cut platform
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