EAPS 106: UNIT 12 - CLIMATE CHANGE - LECTURE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100% CORRECT.
Where are temperatures rising the greatest relative to the past century?
Answer - High northern latitudes
Which statement about global warming is correct. Answer - The rate of
temperature rise is greater than it has ever been in the Earth's past.
Why does western Europe have a warmer climate then Canada? Answer -
Because of the thermohaline current
Why does the Earth's temperature peak every 100,000 years or so? Answer -
Because of changes in the eccentricity of its orbit
Which of the following statements about how the greenhouse effect works in
our atmosphere is not true. Answer - Longwave radiation is converted into
shortwave radiation.
How do aerosols cause global cooling? Answer - By blocking sunlight
If you remove all the glaciers on Earth, what will happen to global
temperatures? Answer - Temperatures will increase
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100% CORRECT.
Where are temperatures rising the greatest relative to the past century?
Answer - High northern latitudes
Which statement about global warming is correct. Answer - The rate of
temperature rise is greater than it has ever been in the Earth's past.
Why does western Europe have a warmer climate then Canada? Answer -
Because of the thermohaline current
Why does the Earth's temperature peak every 100,000 years or so? Answer -
Because of changes in the eccentricity of its orbit
Which of the following statements about how the greenhouse effect works in
our atmosphere is not true. Answer - Longwave radiation is converted into
shortwave radiation.
How do aerosols cause global cooling? Answer - By blocking sunlight
If you remove all the glaciers on Earth, what will happen to global
temperatures? Answer - Temperatures will increase
