Climate Science

CLIMATE SCIENCE

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CHAPTER 9 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. Where do we get climate record information from the pre-instrument era?

a. Bedrock

b. Deep-sea and lake sediment cores

c. Pollen

d. All of the above are correct.

2. How does accuracy of climate reconstruction generally change with respect to present day?

a. Accuracy decreases with increasing time before present.

b. Accuracy increases with increasing time before present.

c. Accuracy is constant.

d. There are many other variables that have to be taken into account.

3. The study of the lithosphere and how it features change through time is known as?

a. Phenomenology

b. Lithology

c. Geology

d. None of the above is correct.

4. In order to analyze proxy data, what must we do first?

a. Convert it to records of compatible climate elements.

b. Normalize the data with respect to today’s current conditions.

c. Ensure that all data was taken from the same location.

d. None of the above is correct.

5. According to the readings, which of the following has been analyzed using historic art?

a. Amount of aerosols (particulates) with regard to the color of the sunset

b. High temperatures with regard to how people were dressed

c. Ocean conditions with regard to how many boats appear in artwork

d. None of the above is correct.

6. Why must we use caution when using historical records as proxy data?

a. Wasn’t intended to be used as climate record

b. May not be dependable

c. Both a and b are correct.

d. None of the above is correct.

7. How do tree rings change as a season progresses?

a. Get lighter after the onset of the growing season

b. Get darker after the onset of the growing season

c. Stay the same

d. None of the above is correct.

8. The tree growth index is a ratio that includes which of the following?

a. Actual tree growth ring width

b. Expected tree growth ring width based on tree’s age

c. Tree...