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1. Stefan-Boltzmann radiation is called a negative feedback mechanism because if the sun's radiation increases, the Stefan-Boltzmann law ensures that this heat is retained by the planet.

___ a) true

___ b) false

2. Soot tends to cool the earth when it accumulates in atmospheric brown clouds.

___ a) true

___ b) false

3. The lede's graphs of the "Global Land Ocean Temperature Index (1880-2013)" indicates that from 1960 to 2012 the average temperature increased by approximately

___ a) 0.06° Celsius

___ b) 0.16° Celsius

___ c) 0.6° Celsius

___ d) 16° Celsius

___ e) 1.6° Celsius

4. In climate science, mitigation refers to:

___ a) climate engineering

___ b) adaptation to the effects of global warming

___ c) reduction of green house emissions

___ d) building systems resilient to the effects of global warming

5. Global dimming, caused by air-born particulates produced by volcanoes and human made pollutants

___ a) exerts a heating effect by absorbing infra-red radiation from earth's surface

___ b) is more related to the ozone problem than to global warming

___ c) exerts a cooling effect by increasing the reflection of incoming sunlight

6. Compared with the first half of the twentieth century, the rate of earth's average temperature rise during the second (latter) half was

___ a) twice as much

___ b) about the same

___ c) half as much

7. Which external force plays the smallest role in current efforts to model global warming?

___ a) greenhouse gasses

___ b) orbital cycles

___ c) volcanic eruptions

___ d) solar luminosity (i.e. variations in energy from the sun)

8. A rise in the sea level is associated with global warming because

___ a) ice and snow melts

___ b) water tends to expand as it warms

___ c) both of these are true

9. The 2007 IPCC report stated that most global warming was likely being caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases produced by human activities. Among the science academies of the major industrialized nations, this finding was recognized by

___ a) 60% of the academies of science

___ b) 90% of the academies of science

___ c) all but the US academy of science

___ d) all of the academies of science

10. Proxy temperatures measurements are defined as measurements made using measurements from space.

___ a) true

___ b) false

11. Carbon dioxide contributes more to the greenhouse effect than does water vapor.

___ a) true

___ b) false

12. How is the validity of a computer model typically tested?

___ a) all of these are true

___ b) by making predictions about future years and seeing if they come true.

___ c) by verifying its ability to calculate past climate conditions.

___ d) by verifying its ability to calculate current climate conditions.

13. The urban heat island effect refers to the fact that urban areas tend to be hotter than rural areas. The urban heat island effect is estimated to account for approximately _____ of the temperature rise over the past century.

___ a) 30%

___ b) 3%

___ c) 0.3%

___ d) 0%

14. The Earth's average surface temperature rose by approximately _______ per decade over the period 1906–2005.}

___ a) 0.07°C

___ b) 0.7°C

___ c) 7.0°C

15. Which statement is FALSE about the lede's map of the temperature anomaly (2000-2009)?

___ a) The United States has warmed more than Australia

___ b) Central Europe has warmed more than the continental United States

___ c) all portions of Antarctica have warmed

___ d) Northern Asia has warmed more than southern Asia

16. Changes in ice-albedo refers to changes in

___ a) how much ice is melted during the summer months

___ b) how much CO2 is absorbed by the sun

___ c) how much the Earth's surface absorbs or reflects incoming sunlight

17. The Reconstructed Temperature (0-2000 AD) plot in "Observed Temperature Changes" shows temperature measurements, as well as what curious feature? (See also Divergence problem)

___ a) a divergence between the tree and pollen proxy measurements

___ b) the Little Ice Age being less prominent than the Medieval Warming period

___ c) a tiny gap at the end of the proxy measurements

___ d) the fact that the different proxy measurements deviate considerably from the average of all proxy measurements

18. Computer models accurately model feedback mechanisms associated with how the soil will retain or release CO2 as the earth warms.}

___ a) true

___ b) false

19. Greenhouse warming acts to cool the stratosphere

___ a) true

___ b) false

20. The climate change community is divided between those who believe the goal should be to eliminate the earth's greenhouse effect altogether, and those who argue that we should attempt to minimize earth's greenhouse effect.

___ a) true

___ b) false

21. The lede's "CO2 Emissions per Year" graph (1990-2010) shows dips and rises that are caused by changes in

___ a) the sun's energy output

___ b) worldwide efforts to curtail emissions

___ c) the earth's distance from the sun

___ d) the world economy

22. The "Greenhouse effect schematic" in the section on "Temperature changes..." indicates that most of the energy from the Sun is absorbed at the earth's surface.

___ a) true

___ b) false

23. While computer modeling indicate that the warming since 1970 is dominated by man-made greenhouse gas emissions, they are unable to conclusively ascertain whether the warming from 1910 to 1945 was anthropogenic.

___ a) true

___ b) false

24. The lede's graph of the "Global Land Ocean Temperature Index (1880-2013)" shows that since 1920, there has never been a decade of overall cooling

___ a) true

___ b) false

25. Analysis of the uncertainties associated with feedback suggests that the "worst-case" scenario is more difficult to model.

___ a) true

___ b) false

26. The "Greenhouse effect schematic" in the section on "Temperature changes..." indicates that most of the energy from the Sun is absorbed by the earth's atmosphere.

___ a) true

___ b) false

27. Analysis of the uncertainties associated with feedback suggests that the "worst-case" scenario is easier to model.

___ a) true

___ b) false

28. Stefan-Boltzmann radiation is called a negative feedback mechanism because if the sun's radiation increases, the Stefan-Boltzmann law ensures that more heat is lost from the planet to compensate.

___ a) true

___ b) false

29. The lede's graph of the "Global Land Ocean Temperature Index (1880-2013)" shows little or no temperature rise over the last ____ years

___ a) 300

___ b) 10

___ c) 3

___ d) 100

___ e) 30

30. Since 1971, 90% of earth's increased energy caused by global warming has been stored in the _____________, mostly _____________

___ a) land; near the equators

___ b) sea; in the bottom kilometer

___ c) land; near the poles

___ d) air; in the water vapor

___ e) sea; in the top kilometer

31. The Reconstructed Temperature (0-2000 AD) plot in "Observed Temperature Changes" shows temperature measurements. The solid black line represents

___ a) thermometer measurements

___ b) the Medieval Warming Period

___ c) a 10 year average

___ d) the Little Ice Age

___ e) tree proxy measurements

32. Approximately what percent of global warming can be attributed to a long-term trend (since 1978) in the sun's energy?

___ a) 50%

___ b) 10%

___ c) 30%

___ d) 0%

33. Greenhouse warming acts to warm the stratosphere

___ a) true

___ b) false

34. "External forcings" refer to effects that can either increase or decrease, the Earth's temperature.

___ a) true

___ b) false

35. In the arctic, soot tends to cool the earth.

___ a) true

___ b) false

36. Ocean temperatures are increasing more slowly than land temperatures because oceans have more heat capacity and because evaporation cools the water.

___ a) true

___ b) false

37. Soot tends to warm the earth when it accumulates in atmospheric brown clouds.

___ a) true

___ b) false

38. in 2013, the IPCC stated that the largest driver of global warming is carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuel combustion. Other important sources of CO2 are

___ a) cement production and land use changes

___ b) population growth

___ c) cement production and waste disposal

___ d) population growth and waste disposal

39. What happens when water is heated?

___ a) it expands at temperatures below 3.98°C and contracts above 3.98°C

___ b) it expands at temperatures above 3.98°C and contracts below 3.98°C

___ c) it absorbs CO2

40. In the twentieth century, the rate of earth's average temperature rise was closest to

___ a) 0.7 °C per decade

___ b) 0.7 °C per century

___ c) 0.7 °C per year

41. Compared with the second half of the twentieth century, the rate of earth's average temperature rise during the first half was

___ a) half as much

___ b) about the same

___ c) twice as much

42. The largest temperature increases (from 2000-2009) have occurred

___ a) near the poles

___ b) near the equator

___ c) in the western hemisphere

___ d) on the ocean surface

43. The carbon cycle

___ a) is a proposal to trade carbon credits.

___ b) describes how carbon is absorbed and emitted by the oceans, soil, plants, etc.

___ c) is an effort to store carbon in underground caves.

44. No direct method exists that permits an independent measurement of the heat content of the oceans, other than the fact that the air is warming

___ a) true

___ b) false

45. Depleting the ozone layer cools the stratosphere because ozone allows UV radiation to penetrate.

___ a) true

___ b) false

46. Emissions scenarios are

___ a) estimates of changes in future emission levels of greenhouse gases

___ b) estimates of how greenhouse gasses are absorbed and emitted by the world's oceans

___ c) estimates of how greenhouse gasses are absorbed and emitted by nature

___ d) estimates of how greenhouse gasses are absorbed and emitted by agriculture

47. It is expected that carbon emissions will begin to diminish in the 21st century as fossil fuel reserves begin to dwindle.

___ a) true

___ b) false

48. Water vapor contributes more to the greenhouse effect than does carbon dioxide.

___ a) true

___ b) false

49. Computer modeling has conclusively established that anthropogenic warming has occurred since 1910.

___ a) true

___ b) false

50. Proxy temperatures measurements are defined as indirect inferences gathered from ice cores, tree rings, and so forth

___ a) true

___ b)false

51. In the arctic, soot tends to warm the earth.

___ a) true

___ b) false

52. The lede's "CO2 Emissions per Year" graph (1990-2010) shows solid straight lines that represent

___ a) estimates of the impact on land temperatures

___ b) estimates of the contributions from fossil fuels alone

___ c) estimates made in the year 2000 of what would happen in the future

___ d) estimates of the contributions from everything except fossil fuels

53. The Stefan-Boltzmann law plays a central role in establishing a planets temperature as the sun heats the planet until the thermal (infra-red) radiation away the planet rises to match the solar radiation onto the planet

___ a) true

___ b) false

54. The Stefan-Boltzmann law plays a central role in establishing a planets temperature as the sun heats the planet with thermal (infra-red) radiation adding to the other solar radiation onto the planet

___ a) true

___ b) false

55. The cryosphere refers to

___ a) the upper atmosphere

___ b) the highest mountains

___ c) the north and south poles

___ d) two of these are true

56. "External forcings" refer to effects that can increase, but not decrease, the Earth's temperature.

___ a) true

___ b) false

57. The distinction between the urban heat island effect and land use changes is that the latter involves the earth's average temperature while the former involves only the temperature near weather stations where the measurements are made

___ a) true

___ b) false

58. The Keeling curve shows that carbon dioxide concentrations

___ a) show a steady rise in CO2 levels, at constant slope, and irregular fluctuations due associated with El Ninos and La Ninas.

___ b) show a steady rise in CO2 levels, with increasing slope, and regular and predictable annual fluctuations

___ c) show a steady rise in CO2 levels, at constant slope, and regular and predictable annual fluctuations

59. Anthropogenic means something that

___ a) humans cannot repair

___ b) will hurt humans

___ c) human caused

___ d) humans can repair

60. Depleting the ozone layer cools the stratosphere because ozone absorbs UV energy from the sun that heats the stratosphere.

___ a) true

___ b) false

61. Computer models accurately model feedback mechanisms associated with the role of clouds as a feedback mechanism.}

___ a) true

___ b) false

62. Ocean temperatures are increasing more slowly than land temperatures because the oceans are absorbing less heat energy from the sun

___ a) true

___ b) false

Key to GlobalWarmingCumulative-v1s1

1. Stefan-Boltzmann radiation is called a negative feedback mechanism because if the sun's radiation increases, the Stefan-Boltzmann law ensures that this heat is retained by the planet.

- a) true

+ b) false

2. Soot tends to cool the earth when it accumulates in atmospheric brown clouds.

+ a) true

- b) false

3. The lede's graphs of the "Global Land Ocean Temperature Index (1880-2013)" indicates that from 1960 to 2012 the average temperature increased by approximately

- a) 0.06° Celsius

- b) 0.16° Celsius

+ c) 0.6° Celsius

- d) 16° Celsius

- e) 1.6° Celsius

4. In climate science, mitigation refers to:

- a) climate engineering

- b) adaptation to the effects of global warming

+ c) reduction of green house emissions

- d) building systems resilient to the effects of global warming

5. Global dimming, caused by air-born particulates produced by volcanoes and human made pollutants

- a) exerts a heating effect by absorbing infra-red radiation from earth's surface

- b) is more related to the ozone problem than to global warming

+ c) exerts a cooling effect by increasing the reflection of incoming sunlight

6. Compared with the first half of the twentieth century, the rate of earth's average temperature rise during the second (latter) half was

+ a) twice as much

- b) about the same

- c) half as much

7. Which external force plays the smallest role in current efforts to model global warming?

- a) greenhouse gasses

+ b) orbital cycles

- c) volcanic eruptions

- d) solar luminosity (i.e. variations in energy from the sun)

8. A rise in the sea level is associated with global warming because

- a) ice and snow melts

- b) water tends to expand as it warms

+ c) both of these are true

9. The 2007 IPCC report stated that most global warming was likely being caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases produced by human activities. Among the science academies of the major industrialized nations, this finding was recognized by

- a) 60% of the academies of science

- b) 90% of the academies of science

- c) all but the US academy of science

+ d) all of the academies of science

10. Proxy temperatures measurements are defined as measurements made using measurements from space.

- a) true

+ b) false

11. Carbon dioxide contributes more to the greenhouse effect than does water vapor.

- a) true

+ b) false

12. How is the validity of a computer model typically tested?

+ a) all of these are true

- b) by making predictions about future years and seeing if they come true.

- c) by verifying its ability to calculate past climate conditions.

- d) by verifying its ability to calculate current climate conditions.

13. The urban heat island effect refers to the fact that urban areas tend to be hotter than rural areas. The urban heat island effect is estimated to account for approximately _____ of the temperature rise over the past century.

- a) 30%

+ b) 3%

- c) 0.3%

- d) 0%

14. The Earth's average surface temperature rose by approximately _______ per decade over the period 1906–2005.}

+ a) 0.07°C

- b) 0.7°C

- c) 7.0°C

15. Which statement is FALSE about the lede's map of the temperature anomaly (2000-2009)?

- a) The United States has warmed more than Australia

- b) Central Europe has warmed more than the continental United States

+ c) all portions of Antarctica have warmed

- d) Northern Asia has warmed more than southern Asia

16. Changes in ice-albedo refers to changes in

- a) how much ice is melted during the summer months

- b) how much CO2 is absorbed by the sun

+ c) how much the Earth's surface absorbs or reflects incoming sunlight

17. The Reconstructed Temperature (0-2000 AD) plot in "Observed Temperature Changes" shows temperature measurements, as well as what curious feature? (See also Divergence problem)

- a) a divergence between the tree and pollen proxy measurements

- b) the Little Ice Age being less prominent than the Medieval Warming period

+ c) a tiny gap at the end of the proxy measurements

- d) the fact that the different proxy measurements deviate considerably from the average of all proxy measurements

18. Computer models accurately model feedback mechanisms associated with how the soil will retain or release CO2 as the earth warms.}

- a) true

+ b) false

19. Greenhouse warming acts to cool the stratosphere

+ a) true

- b) false

20. The climate change community is divided between those who believe the goal should be to eliminate the earth's greenhouse effect altogether, and those who argue that we should attempt to minimize earth's greenhouse effect.

- a) true

+ b) false

21. The lede's "CO2 Emissions per Year" graph (1990-2010) shows dips and rises that are caused by changes in

- a) the sun's energy output

- b) worldwide efforts to curtail emissions

- c) the earth's distance from the sun

+ d) the world economy

22. The "Greenhouse effect schematic" in the section on "Temperature changes..." indicates that most of the energy from the Sun is absorbed at the earth's surface.

+ a) true

- b) false

23. While computer modeling indicate that the warming since 1970 is dominated by man-made greenhouse gas emissions, they are unable to conclusively ascertain whether the warming from 1910 to 1945 was anthropogenic.

+ a) true

- b) false

24. The lede's graph of the "Global Land Ocean Temperature Index (1880-2013)" shows that since 1920, there has never been a decade of overall cooling

- a) true

+ b) false

25. Analysis of the uncertainties associated with feedback suggests that the "worst-case" scenario is more difficult to model.

+ a) true

- b) false

26. The "Greenhouse effect schematic" in the section on "Temperature changes..." indicates that most of the energy from the Sun is absorbed by the earth's atmosphere.

- a) true

+ b) false

27. Analysis of the uncertainties associated with feedback suggests that the "worst-case" scenario is easier to model.

- a) true

+ b) false

28. Stefan-Boltzmann radiation is called a negative feedback mechanism because if the sun's radiation increases, the Stefan-Boltzmann law ensures that more heat is lost from the planet to compensate.

+ a) true

- b) false

29. The lede's graph of the "Global Land Ocean Temperature Index (1880-2013)" shows little or no temperature rise over the last ____ years

- a) 300

+ b) 10

- c) 3

- d) 100

- e) 30

30. Since 1971, 90% of earth's increased energy caused by global warming has been stored in the _____________, mostly _____________

- a) land; near the equators

- b) sea; in the bottom kilometer

- c) land; near the poles

- d) air; in the water vapor

+ e) sea; in the top kilometer

31. The Reconstructed Temperature (0-2000 AD) plot in "Observed Temperature Changes" shows temperature measurements. The solid black line represents

+ a) thermometer measurements

- b) the Medieval Warming Period

- c) a 10 year average

- d) the Little Ice Age

- e) tree proxy measurements

32. Approximately what percent of global warming can be attributed to a long-term trend (since 1978) in the sun's energy?

- a) 50%

- b) 10%

- c) 30%

+ d) 0%

33. Greenhouse warming acts to warm the stratosphere

- a) true

+ b) false

34. "External forcings" refer to effects that can either increase or decrease, the Earth's temperature.

- a) true

+ b) false

35. In the arctic, soot tends to cool the earth.

- a) true

+ b) false

36. Ocean temperatures are increasing more slowly than land temperatures because oceans have more heat capacity and because evaporation cools the water.

+ a) true

- b) false

37. Soot tends to warm the earth when it accumulates in atmospheric brown clouds.

- a) true

+ b) false

38. in 2013, the IPCC stated that the largest driver of global warming is carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuel combustion. Other important sources of CO2 are

+ a) cement production and land use changes

- b) population growth

- c) cement production and waste disposal

- d) population growth and waste disposal

39. What happens when water is heated?

- a) it expands at temperatures below 3.98°C and contracts above 3.98°C

+ b) it expands at temperatures above 3.98°C and contracts below 3.98°C

- c) it absorbs CO2

40. In the twentieth century, the rate of earth's average temperature rise was closest to

- a) 0.7 °C per decade

+ b) 0.7 °C per century

- c) 0.7 °C per year

41. Compared with the second half of the twentieth century, the rate of earth's average temperature rise during the first half was

+ a) half as much

- b) about the same

- c) twice as much

42. The largest temperature increases (from 2000-2009) have occurred

+ a) near the poles

- b) near the equator

- c) in the western hemisphere

- d) on the ocean surface

43. The carbon cycle

- a) is a proposal to trade carbon credits.

+ b) describes how carbon is absorbed and emitted by the oceans, soil, plants, etc.

- c) is an effort to store carbon in underground caves.

44. No direct method exists that permits an independent measurement of the heat content of the oceans, other than the fact that the air is warming

- a) true

+ b) false

45. Depleting the ozone layer cools the stratosphere because ozone allows UV radiation to penetrate.

- a) true

+ b) false

46. Emissions scenarios are

+ a) estimates of changes in future emission levels of greenhouse gases

- b) estimates of how greenhouse gasses are absorbed and emitted by the world's oceans

- c) estimates of how greenhouse gasses are absorbed and emitted by nature

- d) estimates of how greenhouse gasses are absorbed and emitted by agriculture

47. It is expected that carbon emissions will begin to diminish in the 21st century as fossil fuel reserves begin to dwindle.

- a) true

+ b) false

48. Water vapor contributes more to the greenhouse effect than does carbon dioxide.

+ a) true

- b) false

49. Computer modeling has conclusively established that anthropogenic warming has occurred since 1910.

- a) true

+ b) false

50. Proxy temperatures measurements are defined as indirect inferences gathered from ice cores, tree rings, and so forth

+ a) true

- b)false

51. In the arctic, soot tends to warm the earth.

+ a) true

- b) false

52. The lede's "CO2 Emissions per Year" graph (1990-2010) shows solid straight lines that represent

- a) estimates of the impact on land temperatures

- b) estimates of the contributions from fossil fuels alone

+ c) estimates made in the year 2000 of what would happen in the future

- d) estimates of the contributions from everything except fossil fuels

53. The Stefan-Boltzmann law plays a central role in establishing a planets temperature as the sun heats the planet until the thermal (infra-red) radiation away the planet rises to match the solar radiation onto the planet

+ a) true

- b) false

54. The Stefan-Boltzmann law plays a central role in establishing a planets temperature as the sun heats the planet with thermal (infra-red) radiation adding to the other solar radiation onto the planet

- a) true

+ b) false

55. The cryosphere refers to

- a) the upper atmosphere

- b) the highest mountains

- c) the north and south poles

+ d) two of these are true

56. "External forcings" refer to effects that can increase, but not decrease, the Earth's temperature.

- a) true

+ b) false

57. The distinction between the urban heat island effect and land use changes is that the latter involves the earth's average temperature while the former involves only the temperature near weather stations where the measurements are made

+ a) true

- b) false

58. The Keeling curve shows that carbon dioxide concentrations

- a) show a steady rise in CO2 levels, at constant slope, and irregular fluctuations due associated with El Ninos and La Ninas.

+ b) show a steady rise in CO2 levels, with increasing slope, and regular and predictable annual fluctuations

- c) show a steady rise in CO2 levels, at constant slope, and regular and predictable annual fluctuations

59. Anthropogenic means something that

- a) humans cannot repair

- b) will hurt humans

+ c) human caused

- d) humans can repair

60. Depleting the ozone layer cools the stratosphere because ozone absorbs UV energy from the sun that heats the stratosphere.

+ a) true

- b) false

61. Computer models accurately model feedback mechanisms associated with the role of clouds as a feedback mechanism.}

- a) true

+ b) false

62. Ocean temperatures are increasing more slowly than land temperatures because the oceans are absorbing less heat energy from the sun

- a) true

+ b) false

GlobalWarmingCumulative-v2s1

1. In the arctic, soot tends to cool the earth.

___ a) true

___ b) false

2. The carbon cycle

___ a) is a proposal to trade carbon credits.

___ b) describes how carbon is absorbed and emitted by the oceans, soil, plants, etc.

___ c) is an effort to store carbon in underground caves.

3. Analysis of the uncertainties associated with feedback suggests that the "worst-case" scenario is more difficult to model.

___ a) true

___ b) false

4. The Keeling curve shows that carbon dioxide concentrations

___ a) show a steady rise in CO2 levels, with increasing slope, and regular and predictable annual fluctuations

___ b) show a steady rise in CO2 levels, at constant slope, and regular and predictable annual fluctuations

___ c) show a steady rise in CO2 levels, at constant slope, and irregular fluctuations due associated with El Ninos and La Ninas.

5. in 2013, the IPCC stated that the largest driver of global warming is carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuel combustion. Other important sources of CO2 are

___ a) population growth and waste disposal

___ b) cement production and land use changes

___ c) population growth

___ d) cement production and waste disposal

6. Which statement is FALSE about the lede's map of the temperature anomaly (2000-2009)?

___ a) Central Europe has warmed more than the continental United States

___ b) Northern Asia has warmed more than southern Asia

___ c) The United States has warmed more than Australia

___ d) all portions of Antarctica have warmed

7. How is the validity of a computer model typically tested?

___ a) all of these are true

___ b) by making predictions about future years and seeing if they come true.

___ c) by verifying its ability to calculate current climate conditions.

___ d) by verifying its ability to calculate past climate conditions.

8. In the arctic, soot tends to warm the earth.

___ a) true

___ b) false

9. Analysis of the uncertainties associated with feedback suggests that the "worst-case" scenario is easier to model.

___ a) true

___ b) false

10. Depleting the ozone layer cools the stratosphere because ozone absorbs UV energy from the sun that heats the stratosphere.

___ a) true

___ b) false

11. The lede's graph of the "Global Land Ocean Temperature Index (1880-2013)" shows little or no temperature rise over the last ____ years

___ a) 100

___ b) 3

___ c) 300

___ d) 10

___ e) 30

12. The Reconstructed Temperature (0-2000 AD) plot in "Observed Temperature Changes" shows temperature measurements. The solid black line represents

___ a) a 10 year average

___ b) thermometer measurements

___ c) the Medieval Warming Period

___ d) the Little Ice Age

___ e) tree proxy measurements

13. A rise in the sea level is associated with global warming because

___ a) ice and snow melts

___ b) both of these are true

___ c) water tends to expand as it warms

14. Carbon dioxide contributes more to the greenhouse effect than does water vapor.

___ a) true

___ b) false

15. Depleting the ozone layer cools the stratosphere because ozone allows UV radiation to penetrate.

___ a) true

___ b) false

16. The 2007 IPCC report stated that most global warming was likely being caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases produced by human activities. Among the science academies of the major industrialized nations, this finding was recognized by

___ a) 90% of the academies of science

___ b) all of the academies of science

___ c) all but the US academy of science

___ d) 60% of the academies of science

17. The lede's "CO2 Emissions per Year" graph (1990-2010) shows solid straight lines that represent

___ a) estimates of the contributions from fossil fuels alone

___ b) estimates of the impact on land temperatures

___ c) estimates of the contributions from everything except fossil fuels

___ d) estimates made in the year 2000 of what would happen in the future

18. Ocean temperatures are increasing more slowly than land temperatures because the oceans are absorbing less heat energy from the sun

___ a) true

___ b) false

19. Proxy temperatures measurements are defined as indirect inferences gathered from ice cores, tree rings, and so forth

___ a) true

___ b)false

20. In climate science, mitigation refers to:

___ a) adaptation to the effects of global warming

___ b) climate engineering

___ c) reduction of green house emissions

___ d) building systems resilient to the effects of global warming

21. Ocean temperatures are increasing more slowly than land temperatures because oceans have more heat capacity and because evaporation cools the water.

___ a) true

___ b) false

22. The Stefan-Boltzmann law plays a central role in establishing a planets temperature as the sun heats the planet with thermal (infra-red) radiation adding to the other solar radiation onto the planet

___ a) true

___ b) false

23. The Stefan-Boltzmann law plays a central role in establishing a planets temperature as the sun heats the planet until the thermal (infra-red) radiation away the planet rises to match the solar radiation onto the planet

___ a) true

___ b) false

24. Soot tends to warm the earth when it accumulates in atmospheric brown clouds.

___ a) true

___ b) false

25. What happens when water is heated?

___ a) it expands at temperatures above 3.98°C and contracts below 3.98°C

___ b) it expands at temperatures below 3.98°C and contracts above 3.98°C

___ c) it absorbs CO2

26. No direct method exists that permits an independent measurement of the heat content of the oceans, other than the fact that the air is warming

___ a) true

___ b) false

27. Compared with the second half of the twentieth century, the rate of earth's average temperature rise during the first half was

___ a) about the same

___ b) twice as much

___ c) half as much

28. Which external force plays the smallest role in current efforts to model global warming?

___ a) volcanic eruptions

___ b) solar luminosity (i.e. variations in energy from the sun)

___ c) orbital cycles

___ d) greenhouse gasses

29. Soot tends to cool the earth when it accumulates in atmospheric brown clouds.

___ a) true

___ b) false

30. Since 1971, 90% of earth's increased energy caused by global warming has been stored in the _____________, mostly _____________

___ a) sea; in the bottom kilometer

___ b) land; near the equators

___ c) air; in the water vapor

___ d) land; near the poles

___ e) sea; in the top kilometer

31. The lede's graph of the "Global Land Ocean Temperature Index (1880-2013)" shows that since 1920, there has never been a decade of overall cooling

___ a) true

___ b) false

32. In the twentieth century, the rate of earth's average temperature rise was closest to

___ a) 0.7 °C per decade

___ b) 0.7 °C per year

___ c) 0.7 °C per century

33. The largest temperature increases (from 2000-2009) have occurred

___ a) in the western hemisphere

___ b) on the ocean surface

___ c) near the poles

___ d) near the equator

34. "External forcings" refer to effects that can increase, but not decrease, the Earth's temperature.

___ a) true

___ b) false

35. The climate change community is divided between those who believe the goal should be to eliminate the earth's greenhouse effect altogether, and those who argue that we should attempt to minimize earth's greenhouse effect.

___ a) true

___ b) false

36. Emissions scenarios are

___ a) estimates of changes in future emission levels of greenhouse gases

___ b) estimates of how greenhouse gasses are absorbed and emitted by agriculture

___ c) estimates of how greenhouse gasses are absorbed and emitted by the world's oceans

___ d) estimates of how greenhouse gasses are absorbed and emitted by nature

37. The "Greenhouse effect schematic" in the section on "Temperature changes..." indicates that most of the energy from the Sun is absorbed by the earth's atmosphere.

___ a) true

___ b) false

38. Computer models accurately model feedback mechanisms associated with how the soil will retain or release CO2 as the earth warms.}

___ a) true

___ b) false

39. The urban heat island effect refers to the fact that urban areas tend to be hotter than rural areas. The urban heat island effect is estimated to account for approximately _____ of the temperature rise over the past century.

___ a) 0%

___ b) 3%

___ c) 30%

___ d) 0.3%

40. Changes in ice-albedo refers to changes in

___ a) how much the Earth's surface absorbs or reflects incoming sunlight

___ b) how much ice is melted during the summer months

___ c) how much CO2 is absorbed by the sun

41. The distinction between the urban heat island effect and land use changes is that the latter involves the earth's average temperature while the former involves only the temperature near weather stations where the measurements are made

___ a) true

___ b) false

42. Water vapor contributes more to the greenhouse effect than does carbon dioxide.

___ a) true

___ b) false

43. Greenhouse warming acts to cool the stratosphere

___ a) true

___ b) false

44. The "Greenhouse effect schematic" in the section on "Temperature changes..." indicates that most of the energy from the Sun is absorbed at the earth's surface.

___ a) true

___ b) false

45. The lede's graphs of the "Global Land Ocean Temperature Index (1880-2013)" indicates that from 1960 to 2012 the average temperature increased by approximately

___ a) 0.6° Celsius

___ b) 0.16° Celsius

___ c) 1.6° Celsius

___ d) 0.06° Celsius

___ e) 16° Celsius

46. Compared with the first half of the twentieth century, the rate of earth's average temperature rise during the second (latter) half was

___ a) half as much

___ b) about the same

___ c) twice as much

47. Computer models accurately model feedback mechanisms associated with the role of clouds as a feedback mechanism.}

___ a) true

___ b) false

48. Greenhouse warming acts to warm the stratosphere

___ a) true

___ b) false

49. The Earth's average surface temperature rose by approximately _______ per decade over the period 1906–2005.}

___ a) 7.0°C

___ b) 0.07°C

___ c) 0.7°C

50. Approximately what percent of global warming can be attributed to a long-term trend (since 1978) in the sun's energy?

___ a) 50%

___ b) 0%

___ c) 10%

___ d) 30%

51. "External forcings" refer to effects that can either increase or decrease, the Earth's temperature.

___ a) true

___ b) false

52. The lede's "CO2 Emissions per Year" graph (1990-2010) shows dips and rises that are caused by changes in

___ a) the world economy

___ b) the earth's distance from the sun

___ c) the sun's energy output

___ d) worldwide efforts to curtail emissions

53. The Reconstructed Temperature (0-2000 AD) plot in "Observed Temperature Changes" shows temperature measurements, as well as what curious feature? (See also Divergence problem)

___ a) the fact that the different proxy measurements deviate considerably from the average of all proxy measurements

___ b) a divergence between the tree and pollen proxy measurements

___ c) the Little Ice Age being less prominent than the Medieval Warming period

___ d) a tiny gap at the end of the proxy measurements

54. Computer modeling has conclusively established that anthropogenic warming has occurred since 1910.

___ a) true

___ b) false

55. Anthropogenic means something that

___ a) humans can repair

___ b) humans cannot repair

___ c) human caused

___ d) will hurt humans

56. Global dimming, caused by air-born particulates produced by volcanoes and human made pollutants

___ a) exerts a cooling effect by increasing the reflection of incoming sunlight

___ b) exerts a heating effect by absorbing infra-red radiation from earth's surface

___ c) is more related to the ozone problem than to global warming

57. Proxy temperatures measurements are defined as measurements made using measurements from space.

___ a) true

___ b) false

58. The cryosphere refers to

___ a) the highest mountains

___ b) the north and south poles

___ c) two of these are true

___ d) the upper atmosphere

59. Stefan-Boltzmann radiation is called a negative feedback mechanism because if the sun's radiation increases, the Stefan-Boltzmann law ensures that more heat is lost from the planet to compensate.

___ a) true

___ b) false

60. While computer modeling indicate that the warming since 1970 is dominated by man-made greenhouse gas emissions, they are unable to conclusively ascertain whether the warming from 1910 to 1945 was anthropogenic.

___ a) true

___ b) false

61. Stefan-Boltzmann radiation is called a negative feedback mechanism because if the sun's radiation increases, the Stefan-Boltzmann law ensures that this heat is retained by the planet.

___ a) true

___ b) false

62. It is expected that carbon emissions will begin to diminish in the 21st century as fossil fuel reserves begin to dwindle.

___ a) true

___ b) false

Key to GlobalWarmingCumulative-v2s1

1. In the arctic, soot tends to cool the earth.

- a) true

+ b) false

2. The carbon cycle

- a) is a proposal to trade carbon credits.

+ b) describes how carbon is absorbed and emitted by the oceans, soil, plants, etc.

- c) is an effort to store carbon in underground caves.

3. Analysis of the uncertainties associated with feedback suggests that the "worst-case" scenario is more difficult to model.

+ a) true

- b) false

4. The Keeling curve shows that carbon dioxide concentrations

+ a) show a steady rise in CO2 levels, with increasing slope, and regular and predictable annual fluctuations

- b) show a steady rise in CO2 levels, at constant slope, and regular and predictable annual fluctuations

- c) show a steady rise in CO2 levels, at constant slope, and irregular fluctuations due associated with El Ninos and La Ninas.

5. in 2013, the IPCC stated that the largest driver of global warming is carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuel combustion. Other important sources of CO2 are

- a) population growth and waste disposal

+ b) cement production and land use changes

- c) population growth

- d) cement production and waste disposal

6. Which statement is FALSE about the lede's map of the temperature anomaly (2000-2009)?

- a) Central Europe has warmed more than the continental United States

- b) Northern Asia has warmed more than southern Asia

- c) The United States has warmed more than Australia

+ d) all portions of Antarctica have warmed

7. How is the validity of a computer model typically tested?

+ a) all of these are true

- b) by making predictions about future years and seeing if they come true.

- c) by verifying its ability to calculate current climate conditions.

- d) by verifying its ability to calculate past climate conditions.

8. In the arctic, soot tends to warm the earth.

+ a) true

- b) false

9. Analysis of the uncertainties associated with feedback suggests that the "worst-case" scenario is easier to model.

- a) true

+ b) false

10. Depleting the ozone layer cools the stratosphere because ozone absorbs UV energy from the sun that heats the stratosphere.

+ a) true

- b) false

11. The lede's graph of the "Global Land Ocean Temperature Index (1880-2013)" shows little or no temperature rise over the last ____ years

- a) 100

- b) 3

- c) 300

+ d) 10

- e) 30

12. The Reconstructed Temperature (0-2000 AD) plot in "Observed Temperature Changes" shows temperature measurements. The solid black line represents

- a) a 10 year average

+ b) thermometer measurements

- c) the Medieval Warming Period

- d) the Little Ice Age

- e) tree proxy measurements

13. A rise in the sea level is associated with global warming because

- a) ice and snow melts

+ b) both of these are true

- c) water tends to expand as it warms

14. Carbon dioxide contributes more to the greenhouse effect than does water vapor.

- a) true

+ b) false

15. Depleting the ozone layer cools the stratosphere because ozone allows UV radiation to penetrate.

- a) true

+ b) false

16. The 2007 IPCC report stated that most global warming was likely being caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases produced by human activities. Among the science academies of the major industrialized nations, this finding was recognized by

- a) 90% of the academies of science

+ b) all of the academies of science

- c) all but the US academy of science

- d) 60% of the academies of science

17. The lede's "CO2 Emissions per Year" graph (1990-2010) shows solid straight lines that represent

- a) estimates of the contributions from fossil fuels alone

- b) estimates of the impact on land temperatures

- c) estimates of the contributions from everything except fossil fuels

+ d) estimates made in the year 2000 of what would happen in the future

18. Ocean temperatures are increasing more slowly than land temperatures because the oceans are absorbing less heat energy from the sun

- a) true

+ b) false

19. Proxy temperatures measurements are defined as indirect inferences gathered from ice cores, tree rings, and so forth

+ a) true

- b)false

20. In climate science, mitigation refers to:

- a) adaptation to the effects of global warming

- b) climate engineering

+ c) reduction of green house emissions

- d) building systems resilient to the effects of global warming

21. Ocean temperatures are increasing more slowly than land temperatures because oceans have more heat capacity and because evaporation cools the water.

+ a) true

- b) false

22. The Stefan-Boltzmann law plays a central role in establishing a planets temperature as the sun heats the planet with thermal (infra-red) radiation adding to the other solar radiation onto the planet

- a) true

+ b) false

23. The Stefan-Boltzmann law plays a central role in establishing a planets temperature as the sun heats the planet until the thermal (infra-red) radiation away the planet rises to match the solar radiation onto the planet

+ a) true

- b) false

24. Soot tends to warm the earth when it accumulates in atmospheric brown clouds.

- a) true

+ b) false

25. What happens when water is heated?

+ a) it expands at temperatures above 3.98°C and contracts below 3.98°C

- b) it expands at temperatures below 3.98°C and contracts above 3.98°C

- c) it absorbs CO2

26. No direct method exists that permits an independent measurement of the heat content of the oceans, other than the fact that the air is warming

- a) true

+ b) false

27. Compared with the second half of the twentieth century, the rate of earth's average temperature rise during the first half was

- a) about the same

- b) twice as much

+ c) half as much

28. Which external force plays the smallest role in current efforts to model global warming?

- a) volcanic eruptions

- b) solar luminosity (i.e. variations in energy from the sun)

+ c) orbital cycles

- d) greenhouse gasses

29. Soot tends to cool the earth when it accumulates in atmospheric brown clouds.

+ a) true

- b) false

30. Since 1971, 90% of earth's increased energy caused by global warming has been stored in the _____________, mostly _____________

- a) sea; in the bottom kilometer

- b) land; near the equators

- c) air; in the water vapor

- d) land; near the poles

+ e) sea; in the top kilometer

31. The lede's graph of the "Global Land Ocean Temperature Index (1880-2013)" shows that since 1920, there has never been a decade of overall cooling

- a) true

+ b) false

32. In the twentieth century, the rate of earth's average temperature rise was closest to

- a) 0.7 °C per decade

- b) 0.7 °C per year

+ c) 0.7 °C per century

33. The largest temperature increases (from 2000-2009) have occurred

- a) in the western hemisphere

- b) on the ocean surface

+ c) near the poles

- d) near the equator

34. "External forcings" refer to effects that can increase, but not decrease, the Earth's temperature.

- a) true

+ b) false

35. The climate change community is divided between those who believe the goal should be to eliminate the earth's greenhouse effect altogether, and those who argue that we should attempt to minimize earth's greenhouse effect.

- a) true

+ b) false

36. Emissions scenarios are

+ a) estimates of changes in future emission levels of greenhouse gases

- b) estimates of how greenhouse gasses are absorbed and emitted by agriculture

- c) estimates of how greenhouse gasses are absorbed and emitted by the world's oceans

- d) estimates of how greenhouse gasses are absorbed and emitted by nature

37. The "Greenhouse effect schematic" in the section on "Temperature changes..." indicates that most of the energy from the Sun is absorbed by the earth's atmosphere.

- a) true

+ b) false

38. Computer models accurately model feedback mechanisms associated with how the soil will retain or release CO2 as the earth warms.}

- a) true

+ b) false

39. The urban heat island effect refers to the fact that urban areas tend to be hotter than rural areas. The urban heat island effect is estimated to account for approximately _____ of the temperature rise over the past century.

- a) 0%

+ b) 3%

- c) 30%

- d) 0.3%

40. Changes in ice-albedo refers to changes in

+ a) how much the Earth's surface absorbs or reflects incoming sunlight

- b) how much ice is melted during the summer months

- c) how much CO2 is absorbed by the sun

41. The distinction between the urban heat island effect and land use changes is that the latter involves the earth's average temperature while the former involves only the temperature near weather stations where the measurements are made

+ a) true

- b) false

42. Water vapor contributes more to the greenhouse effect than does carbon dioxide.

+ a) true

- b) false

43. Greenhouse warming acts to cool the stratosphere

+ a) true

- b) false

44. The "Greenhouse effect schematic" in the section on "Temperature changes..." indicates that most of the energy from the Sun is absorbed at the earth's surface.

+ a) true

- b) false

45. The lede's graphs of the "Global Land Ocean Temperature Index (1880-2013)" indicates that from 1960 to 2012 the average temperature increased by approximately

+ a) 0.6° Celsius

- b) 0.16° Celsius

- c) 1.6° Celsius

- d) 0.06° Celsius

- e) 16° Celsius

46. Compared with the first half of the twentieth century, the rate of earth's average temperature rise during the second (latter) half was

- a) half as much

- b) about the same

+ c) twice as much

47. Computer models accurately model feedback mechanisms associated with the role of clouds as a feedback mechanism.}

- a) true

+ b) false

48. Greenhouse warming acts to warm the stratosphere

- a) true

+ b) false

49. The Earth's average surface temperature rose by approximately _______ per decade over the period 1906–2005.}

- a) 7.0°C

+ b) 0.07°C

- c) 0.7°C

50. Approximately what percent of global warming can be attributed to a long-term trend (since 1978) in the sun's energy?

- a) 50%

+ b) 0%

- c) 10%

- d) 30%

51. "External forcings" refer to effects that can either increase or decrease, the Earth's temperature.

- a) true

+ b) false

52. The lede's "CO2 Emissions per Year" graph (1990-2010) shows dips and rises that are caused by changes in

+ a) the world economy

- b) the earth's distance from the sun

- c) the sun's energy output

- d) worldwide efforts to curtail emissions

53. The Reconstructed Temperature (0-2000 AD) plot in "Observed Temperature Changes" shows temperature measurements, as well as what curious feature? (See also Divergence problem)

- a) the fact that the different proxy measurements deviate considerably from the average of all proxy measurements

- b) a divergence between the tree and pollen proxy measurements

- c) the Little Ice Age being less prominent than the Medieval Warming period

+ d) a tiny gap at the end of the proxy measurements

54. Computer modeling has conclusively established that anthropogenic warming has occurred since 1910.

- a) true

+ b) false

55. Anthropogenic means something that

- a) humans can repair

- b) humans cannot repair

+ c) human caused

- d) will hurt humans

56. Global dimming, caused by air-born particulates produced by volcanoes and human made pollutants

+ a) exerts a cooling effect by increasing the reflection of incoming sunlight

- b) exerts a heating effect by absorbing infra-red radiation from earth's surface

- c) is more related to the ozone problem than to global warming

57. Proxy temperatures measurements are defined as measurements made using measurements from space.

- a) true

+ b) false

58. The cryosphere refers to

- a) the highest mountains

- b) the north and south poles

+ c) two of these are true

- d) the upper atmosphere

59. Stefan-Boltzmann radiation is called a negative feedback mechanism because if the sun's radiation increases, the Stefan-Boltzmann law ensures that more heat is lost from the planet to compensate.

+ a) true

- b) false

60. While computer modeling indicate that the warming since 1970 is dominated by man-made greenhouse gas emissions, they are unable to conclusively ascertain whether the warming from 1910 to 1945 was anthropogenic.

+ a) true

- b) false

61. Stefan-Boltzmann radiation is called a negative feedback mechanism because if the sun's radiation increases, the Stefan-Boltzmann law ensures that this heat is retained by the planet.

- a) true

+ b) false

62. It is expected that carbon emissions will begin to diminish in the 21st century as fossil fuel reserves begin to dwindle.

- a) true

+ b) false

GlobalWarmingCumulative-v1s2

1. The Reconstructed Temperature (0-2000 AD) plot in "Observed Temperature Changes" shows temperature measurements, as well as what curious feature? (See also Divergence problem)

___ a) the Little Ice Age being less prominent than the Medieval Warming period

___ b) the fact that the different proxy measurements deviate considerably from the average of all proxy measurements

___ c) a tiny gap at the end of the proxy measurements

___ d) a divergence between the tree and pollen proxy measurements

2. The Keeling curve shows that carbon dioxide concentrations

___ a) show a steady rise in CO2 levels, at constant slope, and irregular fluctuations due associated with El Ninos and La Ninas.

___ b) show a steady rise in CO2 levels, with increasing slope, and regular and predictable annual fluctuations

___ c) show a steady rise in CO2 levels, at constant slope, and regular and predictable annual fluctuations

3. The "Greenhouse effect schematic" in the section on "Temperature changes..." indicates that most of the energy from the Sun is absorbed at the earth's surface.

___ a) true

___ b) false

4. In the arctic, soot tends to warm the earth.

___ a) true

___ b) false

5. Soot tends to warm the earth when it accumulates in atmospheric brown clouds.

___ a) true

___ b) false

6. "External forcings" refer to effects that can increase, but not decrease, the Earth's temperature.

___ a) true

___ b) false

7. The Stefan-Boltzmann law plays a central role in establishing a planets temperature as the sun heats the planet with thermal (infra-red) radiation adding to the other solar radiation onto the planet

___ a) true

___ b) false

8. Computer models accurately model feedback mechanisms associated with the role of clouds as a feedback mechanism.}

___ a) true

___ b) false

9. Approximately what percent of global warming can be attributed to a long-term trend (since 1978) in the sun's energy?

___ a) 30%

___ b) 50%

___ c) 0%

___ d) 10%

10. The Reconstructed Temperature (0-2000 AD) plot in "Observed Temperature Changes" shows temperature measurements. The solid black line represents

___ a) a 10 year average

___ b) the Little Ice Age

___ c) thermometer measurements

___ d) the Medieval Warming Period

___ e) tree proxy measurements

11. In climate science, mitigation refers to:

___ a) adaptation to the effects of global warming

___ b) climate engineering

___ c) reduction of green house emissions

___ d) building systems resilient to the effects of global warming

12. In the arctic, soot tends to cool the earth.

___ a) true

___ b) false

13. The lede's graph of the "Global Land Ocean Temperature Index (1880-2013)" shows little or no temperature rise over the last ____ years

___ a) 3

___ b) 100

___ c) 300

___ d) 10

___ e) 30

14. Stefan-Boltzmann radiation is called a negative feedback mechanism because if the sun's radiation increases, the Stefan-Boltzmann law ensures that this heat is retained by the planet.

___ a) true

___ b) false

15. In the twentieth century, the rate of earth's average temperature rise was closest to

___ a) 0.7 °C per year

___ b) 0.7 °C per decade

___ c) 0.7 °C per century

16. The lede's graphs of the "Global Land Ocean Temperature Index (1880-2013)" indicates that from 1960 to 2012 the average temperature increased by approximately

___ a) 0.06° Celsius

___ b) 16° Celsius

___ c) 1.6° Celsius

___ d) 0.6° Celsius

___ e) 0.16° Celsius

17. Water vapor contributes more to the greenhouse effect than does carbon dioxide.

___ a) true

___ b) false

18. Analysis of the uncertainties associated with feedback suggests that the "worst-case" scenario is easier to model.

___ a) true

___ b) false

19. The distinction between the urban heat island effect and land use changes is that the latter involves the earth's average temperature while the former involves only the temperature near weather stations where the measurements are made

___ a) true

___ b) false

20. Which external force plays the smallest role in current efforts to model global warming?

___ a) solar luminosity (i.e. variations in energy from the sun)

___ b) orbital cycles

___ c) greenhouse gasses

___ d) volcanic eruptions

21. It is expected that carbon emissions will begin to diminish in the 21st century as fossil fuel reserves begin to dwindle.

___ a) true

___ b) false

22. No direct method exists that permits an independent measurement of the heat content of the oceans, other than the fact that the air is warming

___ a) true

___ b) false

23. Global dimming, caused by air-born particulates produced by volcanoes and human made pollutants

___ a) exerts a cooling effect by increasing the reflection of incoming sunlight

___ b) exerts a heating effect by absorbing infra-red radiation from earth's surface

___ c) is more related to the ozone problem than to global warming

24. A rise in the sea level is associated with global warming because

___ a) ice and snow melts

___ b) both of these are true

___ c) water tends to expand as it warms

25. Proxy temperatures measurements are defined as indirect inferences gathered from ice cores, tree rings, and so forth

___ a) true

___ b)false

26. Ocean temperatures are increasing more slowly than land temperatures because oceans have more heat capacity and because evaporation cools the water.

___ a) true

___ b) false

27. Compared with the first half of the twentieth century, the rate of earth's average temperature rise during the second (latter) half was

___ a) about the same

___ b) twice as much

___ c) half as much

28. Computer models accurately model feedback mechanisms associated with how the soil will retain or release CO2 as the earth warms.}

___ a) true

___ b) false

29. Compared with the second half of the twentieth century, the rate of earth's average temperature rise during the first half was

___ a) twice as much

___ b) about the same

___ c) half as much

30. Ocean temperatures are increasing more slowly than land temperatures because the oceans are absorbing less heat energy from the sun

___ a) true

___ b) false

31. What happens when water is heated?

___ a) it expands at temperatures above 3.98°C and contracts below 3.98°C

___ b) it expands at temperatures below 3.98°C and contracts above 3.98°C

___ c) it absorbs CO2

32. Greenhouse warming acts to cool the stratosphere

___ a) true

___ b) false

33. Which statement is FALSE about the lede's map of the temperature anomaly (2000-2009)?

___ a) Central Europe has warmed more than the continental United States

___ b) all portions of Antarctica have warmed

___ c) Northern Asia has warmed more than southern Asia

___ d) The United States has warmed more than Australia

34. Computer modeling has conclusively established that anthropogenic warming has occurred since 1910.

___ a) true

___ b) false

35. Analysis of the uncertainties associated with feedback suggests that the "worst-case" scenario is more difficult to model.

___ a) true

___ b) false

36. The carbon cycle

___ a) describes how carbon is absorbed and emitted by the oceans, soil, plants, etc.

___ b) is a proposal to trade carbon credits.

___ c) is an effort to store carbon in underground caves.

37. Soot tends to cool the earth when it accumulates in atmospheric brown clouds.

___ a) true

___ b) false

38. Emissions scenarios are

___ a) estimates of how greenhouse gasses are absorbed and emitted by the world's oceans

___ b) estimates of changes in future emission levels of greenhouse gases

___ c) estimates of how greenhouse gasses are absorbed and emitted by agriculture

___ d) estimates of how greenhouse gasses are absorbed and emitted by nature

39. in 2013, the IPCC stated that the largest driver of global warming is carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuel combustion. Other important sources of CO2 are

___ a) population growth and waste disposal

___ b) cement production and waste disposal

___ c) cement production and land use changes

___ d) population growth

40. Since 1971, 90% of earth's increased energy caused by global warming has been stored in the _____________, mostly _____________

___ a) land; near the poles

___ b) sea; in the top kilometer

___ c) sea; in the bottom kilometer

___ d) air; in the water vapor

___ e) land; near the equators

41. The lede's "CO2 Emissions per Year" graph (1990-2010) shows dips and rises that are caused by changes in

___ a) the earth's distance from the sun

___ b) the sun's energy output

___ c) worldwide efforts to curtail emissions

___ d) the world economy

42. Changes in ice-albedo refers to changes in

___ a) how much ice is melted during the summer months

___ b) how much the Earth's surface absorbs or reflects incoming sunlight

___ c) how much CO2 is absorbed by the sun

43. How is the validity of a computer model typically tested?

___ a) by making predictions about future years and seeing if they come true.

___ b) by verifying its ability to calculate past climate conditions.

___ c) all of these are true

___ d) by verifying its ability to calculate current climate conditions.

44. Anthropogenic means something that

___ a) humans cannot repair

___ b) human caused

___ c) will hurt humans

___ d) humans can repair

45. The climate change community is divided between those who believe the goal should be to eliminate the earth's greenhouse effect altogether, and those who argue that we should attempt to minimize earth's greenhouse effect.

___ a) true

___ b) false

46. Depleting the ozone layer cools the stratosphere because ozone absorbs UV energy from the sun that heats the stratosphere.

___ a) true

___ b) false

47. Depleting the ozone layer cools the stratosphere because ozone allows UV radiation to penetrate.

___ a) true

___ b) false

48. The urban heat island effect refers to the fact that urban areas tend to be hotter than rural areas. The urban heat island effect is estimated to account for approximately _____ of the temperature rise over the past century.

___ a) 0.3%

___ b) 3%

___ c) 0%

___ d) 30%

49. The Earth's average surface temperature rose by approximately _______ per decade over the period 1906–2005.}

___ a) 7.0°C

___ b) 0.07°C

___ c) 0.7°C

50. Stefan-Boltzmann radiation is called a negative feedback mechanism because if the sun's radiation increases, the Stefan-Boltzmann law ensures that more heat is lost from the planet to compensate.

___ a) true

___ b) false

51. Carbon dioxide contributes more to the greenhouse effect than does water vapor.

___ a) true

___ b) false

52. Proxy temperatures measurements are defined as measurements made using measurements from space.

___ a) true

___ b) false

53. The lede's "CO2 Emissions per Year" graph (1990-2010) shows solid straight lines that represent

___ a) estimates made in the year 2000 of what would happen in the future

___ b) estimates of the contributions from fossil fuels alone

___ c) estimates of the impact on land temperatures

___ d) estimates of the contributions from everything except fossil fuels

54. While computer modeling indicate that the warming since 1970 is dominated by man-made greenhouse gas emissions, they are unable to conclusively ascertain whether the warming from 1910 to 1945 was anthropogenic.

___ a) true

___ b) false

55. The cryosphere refers to

___ a) the north and south poles

___ b) the upper atmosphere

___ c) the highest mountains

___ d) two of these are true

56. The Stefan-Boltzmann law plays a central role in establishing a planets temperature as the sun heats the planet until the thermal (infra-red) radiation away the planet rises to match the solar radiation onto the planet

___ a) true

___ b) false

57. Greenhouse warming acts to warm the stratosphere

___ a) true

___ b) false

58. The lede's graph of the "Global Land Ocean Temperature Index (1880-2013)" shows that since 1920, there has never been a decade of overall cooling

___ a) true

___ b) false

59. The largest temperature increases (from 2000-2009) have occurred

___ a) in the western hemisphere

___ b) near the equator

___ c) on the ocean surface

___ d) near the poles

60. The "Greenhouse effect schematic" in the section on "Temperature changes..." indicates that most of the energy from the Sun is absorbed by the earth's atmosphere.

___ a) true

___ b) false

61. "External forcings" refer to effects that can either increase or decrease, the Earth's temperature.

___ a) true

___ b) false

62. The 2007 IPCC report stated that most global warming was likely being caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases produced by human activities. Among the science academies of the major industrialized nations, this finding was recognized by

___ a) all but the US academy of science

___ b) 90% of the academies of science

___ c) 60% of the academies of science

___ d) all of the academies of science

Key to GlobalWarmingCumulative-v1s2

1. The Reconstructed Temperature (0-2000 AD) plot in "Observed Temperature Changes" shows temperature measurements, as well as what curious feature? (See also Divergence problem)

- a) the Little Ice Age being less prominent than the Medieval Warming period

- b) the fact that the different proxy measurements deviate considerably from the average of all proxy measurements

+ c) a tiny gap at the end of the proxy measurements

- d) a divergence between the tree and pollen proxy measurements

2. The Keeling curve shows that carbon dioxide concentrations

- a) show a steady rise in CO2 levels, at constant slope, and irregular fluctuations due associated with El Ninos and La Ninas.

+ b) show a steady rise in CO2 levels, with increasing slope, and regular and predictable annual fluctuations

- c) show a steady rise in CO2 levels, at constant slope, and regular and predictable annual fluctuations

3. The "Greenhouse effect schematic" in the section on "Temperature changes..." indicates that most of the energy from the Sun is absorbed at the earth's surface.

+ a) true

- b) false

4. In the arctic, soot tends to warm the earth.

+ a) true

- b) false

5. Soot tends to warm the earth when it accumulates in atmospheric brown clouds.

- a) true

+ b) false

6. "External forcings" refer to effects that can increase, but not decrease, the Earth's temperature.

- a) true

+ b) false

7. The Stefan-Boltzmann law plays a central role in establishing a planets temperature as the sun heats the planet with thermal (infra-red) radiation adding to the other solar radiation onto the planet

- a) true

+ b) false

8. Computer models accurately model feedback mechanisms associated with the role of clouds as a feedback mechanism.}

- a) true

+ b) false

9. Approximately what percent of global warming can be attributed to a long-term trend (since 1978) in the sun's energy?

- a) 30%

- b) 50%

+ c) 0%

- d) 10%

10. The Reconstructed Temperature (0-2000 AD) plot in "Observed Temperature Changes" shows temperature measurements. The solid black line represents

- a) a 10 year average

- b) the Little Ice Age

+ c) thermometer measurements

- d) the Medieval Warming Period

- e) tree proxy measurements

11. In climate science, mitigation refers to:

- a) adaptation to the effects of global warming

- b) climate engineering

+ c) reduction of green house emissions

- d) building systems resilient to the effects of global warming

12. In the arctic, soot tends to cool the earth.

- a) true

+ b) false

13. The lede's graph of the "Global Land Ocean Temperature Index (1880-2013)" shows little or no temperature rise over the last ____ years

- a) 3

- b) 100

- c) 300

+ d) 10

- e) 30

14. Stefan-Boltzmann radiation is called a negative feedback mechanism because if the sun's radiation increases, the Stefan-Boltzmann law ensures that this heat is retained by the planet.

- a) true

+ b) false

15. In the twentieth century, the rate of earth's average temperature rise was closest to

- a) 0.7 °C per year

- b) 0.7 °C per decade

+ c) 0.7 °C per century

16. The lede's graphs of the "Global Land Ocean Temperature Index (1880-2013)" indicates that from 1960 to 2012 the average temperature increased by approximately

- a) 0.06° Celsius

- b) 16° Celsius

- c) 1.6° Celsius

+ d) 0.6° Celsius

- e) 0.16° Celsius

17. Water vapor contributes more to the greenhouse effect than does carbon dioxide.

+ a) true

- b) false

18. Analysis of the uncertainties associated with feedback suggests that the "worst-case" scenario is easier to model.

- a) true

+ b) false

19. The distinction between the urban heat island effect and land use changes is that the latter involves the earth's average temperature while the former involves only the temperature near weather stations where the measurements are made

+ a) true

- b) false

20. Which external force plays the smallest role in current efforts to model global warming?

- a) solar luminosity (i.e. variations in energy from the sun)

+ b) orbital cycles

- c) greenhouse gasses

- d) volcanic eruptions

21. It is expected that carbon emissions will begin to diminish in the 21st century as fossil fuel reserves begin to dwindle.

- a) true

+ b) false

22. No direct method exists that permits an independent measurement of the heat content of the oceans, other than the fact that the air is warming

- a) true

+ b) false

23. Global dimming, caused by air-born particulates produced by volcanoes and human made pollutants

+ a) exerts a cooling effect by increasing the reflection of incoming sunlight

- b) exerts a heating effect by absorbing infra-red radiation from earth's surface

- c) is more related to the ozone problem than to global warming

24. A rise in the sea level is associated with global warming because

- a) ice and snow melts

+ b) both of these are true

- c) water tends to expand as it warms

25. Proxy temperatures measurements are defined as indirect inferences gathered from ice cores, tree rings, and so forth

+ a) true

- b)false

26. Ocean temperatures are increasing more slowly than land temperatures because oceans have more heat capacity and because evaporation cools the water.

+ a) true

- b) false

27. Compared with the first half of the twentieth century, the rate of earth's average temperature rise during the second (latter) half was

- a) about the same

+ b) twice as much

- c) half as much

28. Computer models accurately model feedback mechanisms associated with how the soil will retain or release CO2 as the earth warms.}

- a) true

+ b) false

29. Compared with the second half of the twentieth century, the rate of earth's average temperature rise during the first half was

- a) twice as much

- b) about the same

+ c) half as much

30. Ocean temperatures are increasing more slowly than land temperatures because the oceans are absorbing less heat energy from the sun

- a) true

+ b) false

31. What happens when water is heated?

+ a) it expands at temperatures above 3.98°C and contracts below 3.98°C

- b) it expands at temperatures below 3.98°C and contracts above 3.98°C

- c) it absorbs CO2

32. Greenhouse warming acts to cool the stratosphere

+ a) true

- b) false

33. Which statement is FALSE about the lede's map of the temperature anomaly (2000-2009)?

- a) Central Europe has warmed more than the continental United States

+ b) all portions of Antarctica have warmed

- c) Northern Asia has warmed more than southern Asia

- d) The United States has warmed more than Australia

34. Computer modeling has conclusively established that anthropogenic warming has occurred since 1910.

- a) true

+ b) false

35. Analysis of the uncertainties associated with feedback suggests that the "worst-case" scenario is more difficult to model.

+ a) true

- b) false

36. The carbon cycle

+ a) describes how carbon is absorbed and emitted by the oceans, soil, plants, etc.

- b) is a proposal to trade carbon credits.

- c) is an effort to store carbon in underground caves.

37. Soot tends to cool the earth when it accumulates in atmospheric brown clouds.

+ a) true

- b) false

38. Emissions scenarios are

- a) estimates of how greenhouse gasses are absorbed and emitted by the world's oceans

+ b) estimates of changes in future emission levels of greenhouse gases

- c) estimates of how greenhouse gasses are absorbed and emitted by agriculture

- d) estimates of how greenhouse gasses are absorbed and emitted by nature

39. in 2013, the IPCC stated that the largest driver of global warming is carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuel combustion. Other important sources of CO2 are

- a) population growth and waste disposal

- b) cement production and waste disposal

+ c) cement production and land use changes

- d) population growth

40. Since 1971, 90% of earth's increased energy caused by global warming has been stored in the _____________, mostly _____________

- a) land; near the poles

+ b) sea; in the top kilometer

- c) sea; in the bottom kilometer

- d) air; in the water vapor

- e) land; near the equators

41. The lede's "CO2 Emissions per Year" graph (1990-2010) shows dips and rises that are caused by changes in

- a) the earth's distance from the sun

- b) the sun's energy output

- c) worldwide efforts to curtail emissions

+ d) the world economy

42. Changes in ice-albedo refers to changes in

- a) how much ice is melted during the summer months

+ b) how much the Earth's surface absorbs or reflects incoming sunlight

- c) how much CO2 is absorbed by the sun

43. How is the validity of a computer model typically tested?

- a) by making predictions about future years and seeing if they come true.

- b) by verifying its ability to calculate past climate conditions.

+ c) all of these are true

- d) by verifying its ability to calculate current climate conditions.

44. Anthropogenic means something that

- a) humans cannot repair

+ b) human caused

- c) will hurt humans

- d) humans can repair

45. The climate change community is divided between those who believe the goal should be to eliminate the earth's greenhouse effect altogether, and those who argue that we should attempt to minimize earth's greenhouse effect.

- a) true

+ b) false

46. Depleting the ozone layer cools the stratosphere because ozone absorbs UV energy from the sun that heats the stratosphere.

+ a) true

- b) false

47. Depleting the ozone layer cools the stratosphere because ozone allows UV radiation to penetrate.

- a) true

+ b) false

48. The urban heat island effect refers to the fact that urban areas tend to be hotter than rural areas. The urban heat island effect is estimated to account for approximately _____ of the temperature rise over the past century.

- a) 0.3%

+ b) 3%

- c) 0%

- d) 30%

49. The Earth's average surface temperature rose by approximately _______ per decade over the period 1906–2005.}

- a) 7.0°C

+ b) 0.07°C

- c) 0.7°C

50. Stefan-Boltzmann radiation is called a negative feedback mechanism because if the sun's radiation increases, the Stefan-Boltzmann law ensures that more heat is lost from the planet to compensate.

+ a) true

- b) false

51. Carbon dioxide contributes more to the greenhouse effect than does water vapor.

- a) true

+ b) false

52. Proxy temperatures measurements are defined as measurements made using measurements from space.

- a) true

+ b) false

53. The lede's "CO2 Emissions per Year" graph (1990-2010) shows solid straight lines that represent

+ a) estimates made in the year 2000 of what would happen in the future

- b) estimates of the contributions from fossil fuels alone

- c) estimates of the impact on land temperatures

- d) estimates of the contributions from everything except fossil fuels

54. While computer modeling indicate that the warming since 1970 is dominated by man-made greenhouse gas emissions, they are unable to conclusively ascertain whether the warming from 1910 to 1945 was anthropogenic.

+ a) true

- b) false

55. The cryosphere refers to

- a) the north and south poles

- b) the upper atmosphere

- c) the highest mountains

+ d) two of these are true

56. The Stefan-Boltzmann law plays a central role in establishing a planets temperature as the sun heats the planet until the thermal (infra-red) radiation away the planet rises to match the solar radiation onto the planet

+ a) true

- b) false

57. Greenhouse warming acts to warm the stratosphere

- a) true

+ b) false

58. The lede's graph of the "Global Land Ocean Temperature Index (1880-2013)" shows that since 1920, there has never been a decade of overall cooling

- a) true

+ b) false

59. The largest temperature increases (from 2000-2009) have occurred

- a) in the western hemisphere

- b) near the equator

- c) on the ocean surface

+ d) near the poles

60. The "Greenhouse effect schematic" in the section on "Temperature changes..." indicates that most of the energy from the Sun is absorbed by the earth's atmosphere.

- a) true

+ b) false

61. "External forcings" refer to effects that can either increase or decrease, the Earth's temperature.

- a) true

+ b) false

62. The 2007 IPCC report stated that most global warming was likely being caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases produced by human activities. Among the science academies of the major industrialized nations, this finding was recognized by

- a) all but the US academy of science

- b) 90% of the academies of science

- c) 60% of the academies of science

+ d) all of the academies of science

GlobalWarmingCumulative-v2s2

1. Changes in ice-albedo refers to changes in

___ a) how much ice is melted during the summer months

___ b) how much the Earth's surface absorbs or reflects incoming sunlight

___ c) how much CO2 is absorbed by the sun

2. How is the validity of a computer model typically tested?

___ a) by making predictions about future years and seeing if they come true.

___ b) all of these are true

___ c) by verifying its ability to calculate current climate conditions.

___ d) by verifying its ability to calculate past climate conditions.

3. Water vapor contributes more to the greenhouse effect than does carbon dioxide.

___ a) true

___ b) false

4. The largest temperature increases (from 2000-2009) have occurred

___ a) near the equator

___ b) near the poles

___ c) on the ocean surface

___ d) in the western hemisphere

5. In climate science, mitigation refers to:

___ a) building systems resilient to the effects of global warming

___ b) adaptation to the effects of global warming

___ c) reduction of green house emissions

___ d) climate engineering

6. Depleting the ozone layer cools the stratosphere because ozone absorbs UV energy from the sun that heats the stratosphere.

___ a) true

___ b) false

7. The climate change community is divided between those who believe the goal should be to eliminate the earth's greenhouse effect altogether, and those who argue that we should attempt to minimize earth's greenhouse effect.

___ a) true

___ b) false

8. Greenhouse warming acts to cool the stratosphere

___ a) true

___ b) false

9. Greenhouse warming acts to warm the stratosphere

___ a) true

___ b) false

10. Analysis of the uncertainties associated with feedback suggests that the "worst-case" scenario is more difficult to model.

___ a) true

___ b) false

11. The lede's "CO2 Emissions per Year" graph (1990-2010) shows dips and rises that are caused by changes in

___ a) the world economy

___ b) the sun's energy output

___ c) the earth's distance from the sun

___ d) worldwide efforts to curtail emissions

12. The urban heat island effect refers to the fact that urban areas tend to be hotter than rural areas. The urban heat island effect is estimated to account for approximately _____ of the temperature rise over the past century.

___ a) 30%

___ b) 0.3%

___ c) 3%

___ d) 0%

13. A rise in the sea level is associated with global warming because

___ a) ice and snow melts

___ b) both of these are true

___ c) water tends to expand as it warms

14. Which external force plays the smallest role in current efforts to model global warming?

___ a) orbital cycles

___ b) greenhouse gasses

___ c) solar luminosity (i.e. variations in energy from the sun)

___ d) volcanic eruptions

15. The distinction between the urban heat island effect and land use changes is that the latter involves the earth's average temperature while the former involves only the temperature near weather stations where the measurements are made

___ a) true

___ b) false

16. The Keeling curve shows that carbon dioxide concentrations

___ a) show a steady rise in CO2 levels, at constant slope, and irregular fluctuations due associated with El Ninos and La Ninas.

___ b) show a steady rise in CO2 levels, at constant slope, and regular and predictable annual fluctuations

___ c) show a steady rise in CO2 levels, with increasing slope, and regular and predictable annual fluctuations

17. Ocean temperatures are increasing more slowly than land temperatures because oceans have more heat capacity and because evaporation cools the water.

___ a) true

___ b) false

18. "External forcings" refer to effects that can either increase or decrease, the Earth's temperature.

___ a) true

___ b) false

19. The Stefan-Boltzmann law plays a central role in establishing a planets temperature as the sun heats the planet until the thermal (infra-red) radiation away the planet rises to match the solar radiation onto the planet

___ a) true

___ b) false

20. In the arctic, soot tends to warm the earth.

___ a) true

___ b) false

21. Proxy temperatures measurements are defined as indirect inferences gathered from ice cores, tree rings, and so forth

___ a) true

___ b)false

22. Stefan-Boltzmann radiation is called a negative feedback mechanism because if the sun's radiation increases, the Stefan-Boltzmann law ensures that more heat is lost from the planet to compensate.

___ a) true

___ b) false

23. The Earth's average surface temperature rose by approximately _______ per decade over the period 1906–2005.}

___ a) 7.0°C

___ b) 0.07°C

___ c) 0.7°C

24. Compared with the second half of the twentieth century, the rate of earth's average temperature rise during the first half was

___ a) about the same

___ b) half as much

___ c) twice as much

25. in 2013, the IPCC stated that the largest driver of global warming is carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuel combustion. Other important sources of CO2 are

___ a) population growth and waste disposal

___ b) cement production and waste disposal

___ c) population growth

___ d) cement production and land use changes

26. Which statement is FALSE about the lede's map of the temperature anomaly (2000-2009)?

___ a) Central Europe has warmed more than the continental United States

___ b) The United States has warmed more than Australia

___ c) Northern Asia has warmed more than southern Asia

___ d) all portions of Antarctica have warmed

27. While computer modeling indicate that the warming since 1970 is dominated by man-made greenhouse gas emissions, they are unable to conclusively ascertain whether the warming from 1910 to 1945 was anthropogenic.

___ a) true

___ b) false

28. Anthropogenic means something that

___ a) humans can repair

___ b) humans cannot repair

___ c) will hurt humans

___ d) human caused

29. In the arctic, soot tends to cool the earth.

___ a) true

___ b) false

30. The carbon cycle

___ a) is an effort to store carbon in underground caves.

___ b) describes how carbon is absorbed and emitted by the oceans, soil, plants, etc.

___ c) is a proposal to trade carbon credits.

31. Emissions scenarios are

___ a) estimates of changes in future emission levels of greenhouse gases

___ b) estimates of how greenhouse gasses are absorbed and emitted by nature

___ c) estimates of how greenhouse gasses are absorbed and emitted by the world's oceans

___ d) estimates of how greenhouse gasses are absorbed and emitted by agriculture

32. Stefan-Boltzmann radiation is called a negative feedback mechanism because if the sun's radiation increases, the Stefan-Boltzmann law ensures that this heat is retained by the planet.

___ a) true

___ b) false

33. Soot tends to warm the earth when it accumulates in atmospheric brown clouds.

___ a) true

___ b) false

34. The Reconstructed Temperature (0-2000 AD) plot in "Observed Temperature Changes" shows temperature measurements, as well as what curious feature? (See also Divergence problem)

___ a) the fact that the different proxy measurements deviate considerably from the average of all proxy measurements

___ b) a tiny gap at the end of the proxy measurements

___ c) the Little Ice Age being less prominent than the Medieval Warming period

___ d) a divergence between the tree and pollen proxy measurements

35. In the twentieth century, the rate of earth's average temperature rise was closest to

___ a) 0.7 °C per century

___ b) 0.7 °C per decade

___ c) 0.7 °C per year

36. The Reconstructed Temperature (0-2000 AD) plot in "Observed Temperature Changes" shows temperature measurements. The solid black line represents

___ a) the Little Ice Age

___ b) the Medieval Warming Period

___ c) thermometer measurements

___ d) tree proxy measurements

___ e) a 10 year average

37. The 2007 IPCC report stated that most global warming was likely being caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases produced by human activities. Among the science academies of the major industrialized nations, this finding was recognized by

___ a) 60% of the academies of science

___ b) all of the academies of science

___ c) all but the US academy of science

___ d) 90% of the academies of science

38. Carbon dioxide contributes more to the greenhouse effect than does water vapor.

___ a) true

___ b) false

39. The lede's graphs of the "Global Land Ocean Temperature Index (1880-2013)" indicates that from 1960 to 2012 the average temperature increased by approximately

___ a) 1.6° Celsius

___ b) 0.6° Celsius

___ c) 16° Celsius

___ d) 0.06° Celsius

___ e) 0.16° Celsius

40. The lede's "CO2 Emissions per Year" graph (1990-2010) shows solid straight lines that represent

___ a) estimates made in the year 2000 of what would happen in the future

___ b) estimates of the contributions from fossil fuels alone

___ c) estimates of the contributions from everything except fossil fuels

___ d) estimates of the impact on land temperatures

41. Computer modeling has conclusively established that anthropogenic warming has occurred since 1910.

___ a) true

___ b) false

42. Ocean temperatures are increasing more slowly than land temperatures because the oceans are absorbing less heat energy from the sun

___ a) true

___ b) false

43. Analysis of the uncertainties associated with feedback suggests that the "worst-case" scenario is easier to model.

___ a) true

___ b) false

44. The lede's graph of the "Global Land Ocean Temperature Index (1880-2013)" shows little or no temperature rise over the last ____ years

___ a) 30

___ b) 100

___ c) 3

___ d) 300

___ e) 10

45. Depleting the ozone layer cools the stratosphere because ozone allows UV radiation to penetrate.

___ a) true

___ b) false

46. The "Greenhouse effect schematic" in the section on "Temperature changes..." indicates that most of the energy from the Sun is absorbed by the earth's atmosphere.

___ a) true

___ b) false

47. The lede's graph of the "Global Land Ocean Temperature Index (1880-2013)" shows that since 1920, there has never been a decade of overall cooling

___ a) true

___ b) false

48. Computer models accurately model feedback mechanisms associated with how the soil will retain or release CO2 as the earth warms.}

___ a) true

___ b) false

49. Soot tends to cool the earth when it accumulates in atmospheric brown clouds.

___ a) true

___ b) false

50. Global dimming, caused by air-born particulates produced by volcanoes and human made pollutants

___ a) exerts a cooling effect by increasing the reflection of incoming sunlight

___ b) is more related to the ozone problem than to global warming

___ c) exerts a heating effect by absorbing infra-red radiation from earth's surface

51. It is expected that carbon emissions will begin to diminish in the 21st century as fossil fuel reserves begin to dwindle.

___ a) true

___ b) false

52. The "Greenhouse effect schematic" in the section on "Temperature changes..." indicates that most of the energy from the Sun is absorbed at the earth's surface.

___ a) true

___ b) false

53. The Stefan-Boltzmann law plays a central role in establishing a planets temperature as the sun heats the planet with thermal (infra-red) radiation adding to the other solar radiation onto the planet

___ a) true

___ b) false

54. Proxy temperatures measurements are defined as measurements made using measurements from space.

___ a) true

___ b) false

55. Since 1971, 90% of earth's increased energy caused by global warming has been stored in the _____________, mostly _____________

___ a) sea; in the bottom kilometer

___ b) land; near the equators

___ c) air; in the water vapor

___ d) sea; in the top kilometer

___ e) land; near the poles

56. The cryosphere refers to

___ a) the highest mountains

___ b) the north and south poles

___ c) two of these are true

___ d) the upper atmosphere

57. Computer models accurately model feedback mechanisms associated with the role of clouds as a feedback mechanism.}

___ a) true

___ b) false

58. Compared with the first half of the twentieth century, the rate of earth's average temperature rise during the second (latter) half was

___ a) half as much

___ b) about the same

___ c) twice as much

59. No direct method exists that permits an independent measurement of the heat content of the oceans, other than the fact that the air is warming

___ a) true

___ b) false

60. Approximately what percent of global warming can be attributed to a long-term trend (since 1978) in the sun's energy?

___ a) 10%

___ b) 30%

___ c) 50%

___ d) 0%

61. "External forcings" refer to effects that can increase, but not decrease, the Earth's temperature.

___ a) true

___ b) false

62. What happens when water is heated?

___ a) it expands at temperatures below 3.98°C and contracts above 3.98°C

___ b) it absorbs CO2

___ c) it expands at temperatures above 3.98°C and contracts below 3.98°C

Key to GlobalWarmingCumulative-v2s2

1. Changes in ice-albedo refers to changes in

- a) how much ice is melted during the summer months

+ b) how much the Earth's surface absorbs or reflects incoming sunlight

- c) how much CO2 is absorbed by the sun

2. How is the validity of a computer model typically tested?

- a) by making predictions about future years and seeing if they come true.

+ b) all of these are true

- c) by verifying its ability to calculate current climate conditions.

- d) by verifying its ability to calculate past climate conditions.

3. Water vapor contributes more to the greenhouse effect than does carbon dioxide.

+ a) true

- b) false

4. The largest temperature increases (from 2000-2009) have occurred

- a) near the equator

+ b) near the poles

- c) on the ocean surface

- d) in the western hemisphere

5. In climate science, mitigation refers to:

- a) building systems resilient to the effects of global warming

- b) adaptation to the effects of global warming

+ c) reduction of green house emissions

- d) climate engineering

6. Depleting the ozone layer cools the stratosphere because ozone absorbs UV energy from the sun that heats the stratosphere.

+ a) true

- b) false

7. The climate change community is divided between those who believe the goal should be to eliminate the earth's greenhouse effect altogether, and those who argue that we should attempt to minimize earth's greenhouse effect.

- a) true

+ b) false

8. Greenhouse warming acts to cool the stratosphere

+ a) true

- b) false

9. Greenhouse warming acts to warm the stratosphere

- a) true

+ b) false

10. Analysis of the uncertainties associated with feedback suggests that the "worst-case" scenario is more difficult to model.

+ a) true

- b) false

11. The lede's "CO2 Emissions per Year" graph (1990-2010) shows dips and rises that are caused by changes in

+ a) the world economy

- b) the sun's energy output

- c) the earth's distance from the sun

- d) worldwide efforts to curtail emissions

12. The urban heat island effect refers to the fact that urban areas tend to be hotter than rural areas. The urban heat island effect is estimated to account for approximately _____ of the temperature rise over the past century.

- a) 30%

- b) 0.3%

+ c) 3%

- d) 0%

13. A rise in the sea level is associated with global warming because

- a) ice and snow melts

+ b) both of these are true

- c) water tends to expand as it warms

14. Which external force plays the smallest role in current efforts to model global warming?

+ a) orbital cycles

- b) greenhouse gasses

- c) solar luminosity (i.e. variations in energy from the sun)

- d) volcanic eruptions

15. The distinction between the urban heat island effect and land use changes is that the latter involves the earth's average temperature while the former involves only the temperature near weather stations where the measurements are made

+ a) true

- b) false

16. The Keeling curve shows that carbon dioxide concentrations

- a) show a steady rise in CO2 levels, at constant slope, and irregular fluctuations due associated with El Ninos and La Ninas.

- b) show a steady rise in CO2 levels, at constant slope, and regular and predictable annual fluctuations

+ c) show a steady rise in CO2 levels, with increasing slope, and regular and predictable annual fluctuations

17. Ocean temperatures are increasing more slowly than land temperatures because oceans have more heat capacity and because evaporation cools the water.

+ a) true

- b) false

18. "External forcings" refer to effects that can either increase or decrease, the Earth's temperature.

- a) true

+ b) false

19. The Stefan-Boltzmann law plays a central role in establishing a planets temperature as the sun heats the planet until the thermal (infra-red) radiation away the planet rises to match the solar radiation onto the planet

+ a) true

- b) false

20. In the arctic, soot tends to warm the earth.

+ a) true

- b) false

21. Proxy temperatures measurements are defined as indirect inferences gathered from ice cores, tree rings, and so forth

+ a) true

- b)false

22. Stefan-Boltzmann radiation is called a negative feedback mechanism because if the sun's radiation increases, the Stefan-Boltzmann law ensures that more heat is lost from the planet to compensate.

+ a) true

- b) false

23. The Earth's average surface temperature rose by approximately _______ per decade over the period 1906–2005.}

- a) 7.0°C

+ b) 0.07°C

- c) 0.7°C

24. Compared with the second half of the twentieth century, the rate of earth's average temperature rise during the first half was

- a) about the same

+ b) half as much

- c) twice as much

25. in 2013, the IPCC stated that the largest driver of global warming is carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuel combustion. Other important sources of CO2 are

- a) population growth and waste disposal

- b) cement production and waste disposal

- c) population growth

+ d) cement production and land use changes

26. Which statement is FALSE about the lede's map of the temperature anomaly (2000-2009)?

- a) Central Europe has warmed more than the continental United States

- b) The United States has warmed more than Australia

- c) Northern Asia has warmed more than southern Asia

+ d) all portions of Antarctica have warmed

27. While computer modeling indicate that the warming since 1970 is dominated by man-made greenhouse gas emissions, they are unable to conclusively ascertain whether the warming from 1910 to 1945 was anthropogenic.

+ a) true

- b) false

28. Anthropogenic means something that

- a) humans can repair

- b) humans cannot repair

- c) will hurt humans

+ d) human caused

29. In the arctic, soot tends to cool the earth.

- a) true

+ b) false

30. The carbon cycle

- a) is an effort to store carbon in underground caves.

+ b) describes how carbon is absorbed and emitted by the oceans, soil, plants, etc.

- c) is a proposal to trade carbon credits.

31. Emissions scenarios are

+ a) estimates of changes in future emission levels of greenhouse gases

- b) estimates of how greenhouse gasses are absorbed and emitted by nature

- c) estimates of how greenhouse gasses are absorbed and emitted by the world's oceans

- d) estimates of how greenhouse gasses are absorbed and emitted by agriculture

32. Stefan-Boltzmann radiation is called a negative feedback mechanism because if the sun's radiation increases, the Stefan-Boltzmann law ensures that this heat is retained by the planet.

- a) true

+ b) false

33. Soot tends to warm the earth when it accumulates in atmospheric brown clouds.

- a) true

+ b) false

34. The Reconstructed Temperature (0-2000 AD) plot in "Observed Temperature Changes" shows temperature measurements, as well as what curious feature? (See also Divergence problem)

- a) the fact that the different proxy measurements deviate considerably from the average of all proxy measurements

+ b) a tiny gap at the end of the proxy measurements

- c) the Little Ice Age being less prominent than the Medieval Warming period

- d) a divergence between the tree and pollen proxy measurements

35. In the twentieth century, the rate of earth's average temperature rise was closest to

+ a) 0.7 °C per century

- b) 0.7 °C per decade

- c) 0.7 °C per year

36. The Reconstructed Temperature (0-2000 AD) plot in "Observed Temperature Changes" shows temperature measurements. The solid black line represents

- a) the Little Ice Age

- b) the Medieval Warming Period

+ c) thermometer measurements

- d) tree proxy measurements

- e) a 10 year average

37. The 2007 IPCC report stated that most global warming was likely being caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases produced by human activities. Among the science academies of the major industrialized nations, this finding was recognized by

- a) 60% of the academies of science

+ b) all of the academies of science

- c) all but the US academy of science

- d) 90% of the academies of science

38. Carbon dioxide contributes more to the greenhouse effect than does water vapor.

- a) true

+ b) false

39. The lede's graphs of the "Global Land Ocean Temperature Index (1880-2013)" indicates that from 1960 to 2012 the average temperature increased by approximately

- a) 1.6° Celsius

+ b) 0.6° Celsius

- c) 16° Celsius

- d) 0.06° Celsius

- e) 0.16° Celsius

40. The lede's "CO2 Emissions per Year" graph (1990-2010) shows solid straight lines that represent

+ a) estimates made in the year 2000 of what would happen in the future

- b) estimates of the contributions from fossil fuels alone

- c) estimates of the contributions from everything except fossil fuels

- d) estimates of the impact on land temperatures

41. Computer modeling has conclusively established that anthropogenic warming has occurred since 1910.

- a) true

+ b) false

42. Ocean temperatures are increasing more slowly than land temperatures because the oceans are absorbing less heat energy from the sun

- a) true

+ b) false

43. Analysis of the uncertainties associated with feedback suggests that the "worst-case" scenario is easier to model.

- a) true

+ b) false

44. The lede's graph of the "Global Land Ocean Temperature Index (1880-2013)" shows little or no temperature rise over the last ____ years

- a) 30

- b) 100

- c) 3

- d) 300

+ e) 10

45. Depleting the ozone layer cools the stratosphere because ozone allows UV radiation to penetrate.

- a) true

+ b) false

46. The "Greenhouse effect schematic" in the section on "Temperature changes..." indicates that most of the energy from the Sun is absorbed by the earth's atmosphere.

- a) true

+ b) false

47. The lede's graph of the "Global Land Ocean Temperature Index (1880-2013)" shows that since 1920, there has never been a decade of overall cooling

- a) true

+ b) false

48. Computer models accurately model feedback mechanisms associated with how the soil will retain or release CO2 as the earth warms.}

- a) true

+ b) false

49. Soot tends to cool the earth when it accumulates in atmospheric brown clouds.

+ a) true

- b) false

50. Global dimming, caused by air-born particulates produced by volcanoes and human made pollutants

+ a) exerts a cooling effect by increasing the reflection of incoming sunlight

- b) is more related to the ozone problem than to global warming

- c) exerts a heating effect by absorbing infra-red radiation from earth's surface

51. It is expected that carbon emissions will begin to diminish in the 21st century as fossil fuel reserves begin to dwindle.

- a) true

+ b) false

52. The "Greenhouse effect schematic" in the section on "Temperature changes..." indicates that most of the energy from the Sun is absorbed at the earth's surface.

+ a) true

- b) false

53. The Stefan-Boltzmann law plays a central role in establishing a planets temperature as the sun heats the planet with thermal (infra-red) radiation adding to the other solar radiation onto the planet

- a) true

+ b) false

54. Proxy temperatures measurements are defined as measurements made using measurements from space.

- a) true

+ b) false

55. Since 1971, 90% of earth's increased energy caused by global warming has been stored in the _____________, mostly _____________

- a) sea; in the bottom kilometer

- b) land; near the equators

- c) air; in the water vapor

+ d) sea; in the top kilometer

- e) land; near the poles

56. The cryosphere refers to

- a) the highest mountains

- b) the north and south poles

+ c) two of these are true

- d) the upper atmosphere

57. Computer models accurately model feedback mechanisms associated with the role of clouds as a feedback mechanism.}

- a) true

+ b) false

58. Compared with the first half of the twentieth century, the rate of earth's average temperature rise during the second (latter) half was

- a) half as much

- b) about the same

+ c) twice as much

59. No direct method exists that permits an independent measurement of the heat content of the oceans, other than the fact that the air is warming

- a) true

+ b) false

60. Approximately what percent of global warming can be attributed to a long-term trend (since 1978) in the sun's energy?

- a) 10%

- b) 30%

- c) 50%

+ d) 0%

61. "External forcings" refer to effects that can increase, but not decrease, the Earth's temperature.

- a) true

+ b) false

62. What happens when water is heated?

- a) it expands at temperatures below 3.98°C and contracts above 3.98°C

- b) it absorbs CO2

+ c) it expands at temperatures above 3.98°C and contracts below 3.98°C

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