EVR 1001 Final Exam questions with answers
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What do we know about Climate Change? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔1. Climate change impacts will vary by
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region
2. Climate change already appears to be causing an
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increase in extreme events |\ |\ |\
3. The ocean is becoming more acidic
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4. Sea level is rising
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Where are species' ranges shifting towards due to climate
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change? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The poles and higher
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elevation
Seasonal Timing - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔migration and
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feeding
What is true about seasonal timing? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔it is shifting
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What causes ocean acidification? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔The absorption of roughly 1/4 of the CO2 that is in the
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atmosphere into the ocean. |\ |\ |\
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,Why is ocean acidification harmful? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔It dissolves calcium carbonate, which makes up the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
shells of many marine organisms such as corals, clams,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
oysters, crabs, and mussels. Could potentially destroy
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
major commercial fisheries
|\ |\
What climate change impacts are harmful to coral reefs: -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the warming of water causes |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
coral bleaching and strong storms are physically
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
damaging
Phenology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The study of cyclic |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
and seasonal natural phenomena (e.g. on what date does
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
a plant usually begin to form flowers or leaves?)
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
*Changing due to climate change (plants are leaving |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
earlier, insects hatching earlier, birds migrating earlier,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
animals breeding earlier) |\ |\
Why is hard to assess the impacts of climate change? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Because many things are |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
changing at once |\ |\
Polar amplification (arctic intensification) - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Changes in radiative forcing tend to have |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
greater expression (e.g. increased warming) in polar
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
regions; the poles will warm faster than the equatorial
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
regions.
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,What causes polar amplification - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔1. Decreased snow and ice cover that decrease the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
albedo in polar regions |\ |\ |\
2. Increased cloud cover that traps heat
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
3. Increased transport of heat (by ocean currents and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
atmospheric circulation) to the poles |\ |\ |\ |\
Where is some of the most rapid warming on the planet
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
experienced? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔In the Western |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Antarctic Peninsula |\
Climate Change Impacts on Society: - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔1. Ocean acidification could destroy major commercial
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
fisheries
|\
2. droughts and flooding are leading to agricultural losses
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
3. Sea level rise will displace people and cause escalating
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
expense
4. More intense storms are causing more property
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
damage and loss of life |\ |\ |\ |\
5. Farmers and foresters are struggling with altered
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
growing seasons and disturbance regimes
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
6.Crop yields will likely fall in the dry tropics and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
subtropics
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, Climate Change Impacts on Society pt. 2: - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔1. Impacts on biodiversity will cause losses
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of food, water, and ecosystem goods and services
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
2. Melting of mountain glaciers will reduce water supplies
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
to millions
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3. Economic costs will far outweigh benefits.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
4. Poorer nations and communities are suffering greater
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
impacts
5. Increased warm-weather health hazards will outweigh
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
decreased cold-weather hazards |\ |\
How much of the world's population lives in regions that
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depend on mountain meltwater? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔1/6th
Causes of Sea Level Rise - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔1.Thermal Expansion (warm water is less dense than |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
cold water) |\
2.Glacier Melt (adds water from continent interiors)
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
3.Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets (exacerbated by
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Arctic intensification)
|\ |\
4.Groundwater extraction (we are rapidly pumping water |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
out of the aquifers)
|\ |\ |\
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What do we know about Climate Change? - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔1. Climate change impacts will vary by
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
region
2. Climate change already appears to be causing an
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
increase in extreme events |\ |\ |\
3. The ocean is becoming more acidic
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
4. Sea level is rising
|\ |\ |\ |\
Where are species' ranges shifting towards due to climate
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
change? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The poles and higher
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
elevation
Seasonal Timing - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔migration and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
feeding
What is true about seasonal timing? - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔it is shifting
|\ |\ |\
What causes ocean acidification? - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔The absorption of roughly 1/4 of the CO2 that is in the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
atmosphere into the ocean. |\ |\ |\
Page |\1 |\of |\50
,Why is ocean acidification harmful? - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔It dissolves calcium carbonate, which makes up the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
shells of many marine organisms such as corals, clams,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
oysters, crabs, and mussels. Could potentially destroy
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
major commercial fisheries
|\ |\
What climate change impacts are harmful to coral reefs: -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the warming of water causes |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
coral bleaching and strong storms are physically
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
damaging
Phenology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The study of cyclic |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
and seasonal natural phenomena (e.g. on what date does
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
a plant usually begin to form flowers or leaves?)
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
*Changing due to climate change (plants are leaving |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
earlier, insects hatching earlier, birds migrating earlier,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
animals breeding earlier) |\ |\
Why is hard to assess the impacts of climate change? -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Because many things are |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
changing at once |\ |\
Polar amplification (arctic intensification) - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Changes in radiative forcing tend to have |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
greater expression (e.g. increased warming) in polar
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
regions; the poles will warm faster than the equatorial
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
regions.
Page |\2 |\of |\50
,What causes polar amplification - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔1. Decreased snow and ice cover that decrease the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
albedo in polar regions |\ |\ |\
2. Increased cloud cover that traps heat
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
3. Increased transport of heat (by ocean currents and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
atmospheric circulation) to the poles |\ |\ |\ |\
Where is some of the most rapid warming on the planet
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
experienced? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔In the Western |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Antarctic Peninsula |\
Climate Change Impacts on Society: - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔1. Ocean acidification could destroy major commercial
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
fisheries
|\
2. droughts and flooding are leading to agricultural losses
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
3. Sea level rise will displace people and cause escalating
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
expense
4. More intense storms are causing more property
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
damage and loss of life |\ |\ |\ |\
5. Farmers and foresters are struggling with altered
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
growing seasons and disturbance regimes
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
6.Crop yields will likely fall in the dry tropics and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
subtropics
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, Climate Change Impacts on Society pt. 2: - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔1. Impacts on biodiversity will cause losses
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of food, water, and ecosystem goods and services
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
2. Melting of mountain glaciers will reduce water supplies
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
to millions
|\
3. Economic costs will far outweigh benefits.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
4. Poorer nations and communities are suffering greater
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
impacts
5. Increased warm-weather health hazards will outweigh
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
decreased cold-weather hazards |\ |\
How much of the world's population lives in regions that
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
depend on mountain meltwater? - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔1/6th
Causes of Sea Level Rise - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔1.Thermal Expansion (warm water is less dense than |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
cold water) |\
2.Glacier Melt (adds water from continent interiors)
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
3.Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets (exacerbated by
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Arctic intensification)
|\ |\
4.Groundwater extraction (we are rapidly pumping water |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
out of the aquifers)
|\ |\ |\
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