EVR 1001 Final Exam
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What do we know about Climate Change? - correct answer ✔
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✔ 1. Climate change impacts will vary by region
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2. Climate change already appears to be causing an increase in ext
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3. The ocean is becoming more acidic
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4. Sea level is rising
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Where are species' ranges shifting towards due to climate change
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? - correct answer ✔ ✔ The poles and higher elevation
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Seasonal Timing - correct answer ✔ ✔ migration and feeding
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What is true about seasonal timing? - correct answer ✔ ✔
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it is shifting
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What causes ocean acidification? - correct answer ✔ ✔
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The absorption of roughly 1/4 of the CO2 that is in the atmosph
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ere into the ocean.
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,Why is ocean acidification harmful? - correct answer ✔ ✔
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It dissolves calcium carbonate, which makes up the shells of ma
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ny marine organisms such as corals, clams, oysters, crabs, and mu
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ssels. Could potentially destroy major commercial fisheries
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What climate change impacts are harmful to coral reefs: -
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correct answer ✔ ✔
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the warming of water causes coral bleaching and strong storms
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are physically damaging
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Phenology - correct answer ✔ ✔ ./ ./ ./ ./
The study of cyclic and seasonal natural phenomena (e.g. on wh
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at date does a plant usually begin to form flowers or leaves?)
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*Changing due to climate change (plants are leaving earlier, insec
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ts hatching earlier, birds migrating earlier, animals breeding earli
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er)
Why is hard to assess the impacts of climate change? -
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correct answer ✔ ✔
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Because many things are changing at once ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./
,Polar amplification (arctic intensification) - correct answer ✔
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Changes in radiative forcing tend to have greater expression (e.
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g. increased warming) in polar regions; the poles will warm faster
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than the equatorial regions.
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What causes polar amplification - correct answer ✔ ✔
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1. Decreased snow and ice cover that decrease the albedo in pol
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ar regions
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2. Increased cloud cover that traps heat
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3. Increased transport of heat (by ocean currents and atmospheric
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circulation) to the poles ./ ./ ./
Where is some of the most rapid warming on the planet experienc
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ed? - correct answer ✔ ✔ In the Western Antarctic Peninsula
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Climate Change Impacts on Society: - correct answer ✔ ✔
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1. Ocean acidification could destroy major commercial fisherie
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2. droughts and flooding are leading to agricultural losses
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3. Sea level rise will displace people and cause escalating expens
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e
, 4. More intense storms are causing more property damage and los
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s of life
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5. Farmers and foresters are struggling with altered growing seas
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ons and disturbance regimes
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6.Crop yields will likely fall in the dry tropics and subtropics
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Climate Change Impacts on Society pt. 2: - correct answer ✔ ✔
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1. Impacts on biodiversity will cause losses of food, water, and
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ecosystem goods and services ./ ./ ./
2. Melting of mountain glaciers will reduce water supplies to mill
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ions
3. Economic costs will far outweigh benefits.
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4. Poorer nations and communities are suffering greater impacts
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5. Increased warm-
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weather health hazards will outweigh decreased cold-
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weather hazards ./
How much of the world's population lives in regions that depend
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on mountain meltwater? - correct answer ✔ ✔ 1/6th
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What do we know about Climate Change? - correct answer ✔
./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./
✔ 1. Climate change impacts will vary by region
./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./
2. Climate change already appears to be causing an increase in ext
./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./
reme events ./
3. The ocean is becoming more acidic
./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./
4. Sea level is rising
./ ./ ./ ./
Where are species' ranges shifting towards due to climate change
./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./
? - correct answer ✔ ✔ The poles and higher elevation
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Seasonal Timing - correct answer ✔ ✔ migration and feeding
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What is true about seasonal timing? - correct answer ✔ ✔
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it is shifting
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What causes ocean acidification? - correct answer ✔ ✔
./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./
The absorption of roughly 1/4 of the CO2 that is in the atmosph
./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./
ere into the ocean.
./ ./ ./
,Why is ocean acidification harmful? - correct answer ✔ ✔
./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./
It dissolves calcium carbonate, which makes up the shells of ma
./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./
ny marine organisms such as corals, clams, oysters, crabs, and mu
./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./
ssels. Could potentially destroy major commercial fisheries
./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./
What climate change impacts are harmful to coral reefs: -
./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./
correct answer ✔ ✔
./ ./ ./
the warming of water causes coral bleaching and strong storms
./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./
are physically damaging
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Phenology - correct answer ✔ ✔ ./ ./ ./ ./
The study of cyclic and seasonal natural phenomena (e.g. on wh
./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./
at date does a plant usually begin to form flowers or leaves?)
./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./
*Changing due to climate change (plants are leaving earlier, insec
./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./
ts hatching earlier, birds migrating earlier, animals breeding earli
./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./
er)
Why is hard to assess the impacts of climate change? -
./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./
correct answer ✔ ✔
./ ./ ./
Because many things are changing at once ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./
,Polar amplification (arctic intensification) - correct answer ✔
./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./
✔
Changes in radiative forcing tend to have greater expression (e.
./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./
g. increased warming) in polar regions; the poles will warm faster
./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./
than the equatorial regions.
./ ./ ./ ./
What causes polar amplification - correct answer ✔ ✔
./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./
1. Decreased snow and ice cover that decrease the albedo in pol
./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./
ar regions
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2. Increased cloud cover that traps heat
./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./
3. Increased transport of heat (by ocean currents and atmospheric
./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./
circulation) to the poles ./ ./ ./
Where is some of the most rapid warming on the planet experienc
./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./
ed? - correct answer ✔ ✔ In the Western Antarctic Peninsula
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Climate Change Impacts on Society: - correct answer ✔ ✔
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1. Ocean acidification could destroy major commercial fisherie
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s
2. droughts and flooding are leading to agricultural losses
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3. Sea level rise will displace people and cause escalating expens
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e
, 4. More intense storms are causing more property damage and los
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s of life
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5. Farmers and foresters are struggling with altered growing seas
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ons and disturbance regimes
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6.Crop yields will likely fall in the dry tropics and subtropics
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Climate Change Impacts on Society pt. 2: - correct answer ✔ ✔
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1. Impacts on biodiversity will cause losses of food, water, and
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ecosystem goods and services ./ ./ ./
2. Melting of mountain glaciers will reduce water supplies to mill
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ions
3. Economic costs will far outweigh benefits.
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4. Poorer nations and communities are suffering greater impacts
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5. Increased warm-
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weather health hazards will outweigh decreased cold-
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weather hazards ./
How much of the world's population lives in regions that depend
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on mountain meltwater? - correct answer ✔ ✔ 1/6th
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