Geology 118 Finals study set ACTUAL
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Which of the following is NOT a source of data used to understand climate?
a. Tree ring data
b. Liquefaction zones from earthquakes stored in the geologic record
c. Historical records
d. Direct measurements of temperature in the ocean
e. Pollen
f. Ice core samples - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅B. Liquefaction zones from earthquakes
stored in the geologic record
When the Earth warms, won't the areas that we lose to agriculture (like the U.S. Midwest)
just be replaced by new areas that are now too cold for farming (like Northern Canada)?
a. Yes. There really won't be any problems for agriculture once the Earth warms.
b. No. The areas that will warm will still be too cold to farm.
c. Maybe. There is more to farming than just climate and more needs to be known about the
soil characteristics in those areas.
d. Yes. The amount of land that we gain will exactly replace the amount that we lose.
e. No. There aren't enough people in those areas to farm the land. - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅c. Maybe. There is more to farming than just climate and more needs to be
known about the soil characteristics in those areas.
Which of the following episodes of climate change was believed to be caused by human
interaction?
a. Warming over past 150 years or so
b. Medieval warming period from 1000-1300
c. Global cooling just after Mount Pinatubo eruption in 1991
d. Cooling in North America and Europe just after Mount Tambora eruption in 1815
e. Little Ice Age from 1400-1800 - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅a. Warming over past 150
years or so
, Once glaciers retreat and melt away, they can never come back.
a. True
b. False - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅b. False
Volcanoes are capable of causing short term climate change.
a. True
b. False - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅a. True
Which of the following is NOT a reason why sea level rise is a problem for humans?
a. It makes structures on the shoreline more vulnerable to storms.
b. It causes estuaries to move landward towards human structures.
c. It will cause the disappearance of some islands.
d. It will deplete fish populations.
e. It increases shoreline erosion. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅d. It will deplete fish
populations.
Which of the following is NOT a way to reduce emissions from greenhouse gases?
a. Change over to energy sources that emit less greenhouse gases
b. Reduce our use of fossil fuels
c. Capture greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and store them in the rocks below the
Earth's surface
d. Capture greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and release them in the upper
atmosphere
e. Improve efficiency of power plants - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅d. Capture greenhouse
gas emissions from power plants and release them in the upper atmosphere
Which of the following is NOT a source of carbon dioxide for our atmosphere?
a. Plant photosynthesis
b. Decay of organic materials
c. Burning of fossil fuels
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Which of the following is NOT a source of data used to understand climate?
a. Tree ring data
b. Liquefaction zones from earthquakes stored in the geologic record
c. Historical records
d. Direct measurements of temperature in the ocean
e. Pollen
f. Ice core samples - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅B. Liquefaction zones from earthquakes
stored in the geologic record
When the Earth warms, won't the areas that we lose to agriculture (like the U.S. Midwest)
just be replaced by new areas that are now too cold for farming (like Northern Canada)?
a. Yes. There really won't be any problems for agriculture once the Earth warms.
b. No. The areas that will warm will still be too cold to farm.
c. Maybe. There is more to farming than just climate and more needs to be known about the
soil characteristics in those areas.
d. Yes. The amount of land that we gain will exactly replace the amount that we lose.
e. No. There aren't enough people in those areas to farm the land. - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅c. Maybe. There is more to farming than just climate and more needs to be
known about the soil characteristics in those areas.
Which of the following episodes of climate change was believed to be caused by human
interaction?
a. Warming over past 150 years or so
b. Medieval warming period from 1000-1300
c. Global cooling just after Mount Pinatubo eruption in 1991
d. Cooling in North America and Europe just after Mount Tambora eruption in 1815
e. Little Ice Age from 1400-1800 - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅a. Warming over past 150
years or so
, Once glaciers retreat and melt away, they can never come back.
a. True
b. False - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅b. False
Volcanoes are capable of causing short term climate change.
a. True
b. False - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅a. True
Which of the following is NOT a reason why sea level rise is a problem for humans?
a. It makes structures on the shoreline more vulnerable to storms.
b. It causes estuaries to move landward towards human structures.
c. It will cause the disappearance of some islands.
d. It will deplete fish populations.
e. It increases shoreline erosion. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅d. It will deplete fish
populations.
Which of the following is NOT a way to reduce emissions from greenhouse gases?
a. Change over to energy sources that emit less greenhouse gases
b. Reduce our use of fossil fuels
c. Capture greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and store them in the rocks below the
Earth's surface
d. Capture greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and release them in the upper
atmosphere
e. Improve efficiency of power plants - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅d. Capture greenhouse
gas emissions from power plants and release them in the upper atmosphere
Which of the following is NOT a source of carbon dioxide for our atmosphere?
a. Plant photosynthesis
b. Decay of organic materials
c. Burning of fossil fuels
