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SCIN 137 AMU Week 8 Quiz
| Part 1 of 4 – Week 8 Quiz3 Question 1 of 31 What is the approximate time lag in temperature response to radiative forcing? A. 30-50 years B. there is no temperature lag C. 20-30 years D. less than 20 years Question 2 of 31 What climate forcing type considers fluctuation in irradiance causing changes in global temperature? A. volcanic eruptions B. solar variability C. plate tectonics D. astronomical periodicities Question 3 of 31 What climate forcing type takes into account the Milankovich Cycle? A. solar variability B. volcanic eruptions C. astronomical periodicities D. plate tectonics Question 4 of 31 What climate forcing type considers temperature variability caused by the injection of sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere? A. astronomical periodicities B. solar variability C. plate tectonics D. volcanic eruptions Question 5 of 31 What climate forcing type considers the movement and alteration of continental locations? A. volcanic eruptions B. astronomical periodicities C. solar variability D. plate tectonics Question 6 of 31 Describe feedback associated with increased carbon dioxide. A. indeterminant feedback B. positive feedback C. negative feedback D. no feedback Question 7 of 31 During what season is global warming strongest? A. fall B. spring C. summer D. winter Question 8 of 31 Volcanic eruptions here have the greatest potential to impact global temperature? A. in the middle latitudes B. above 60oN and 60oS C. near the equator D. in polar regions Question 9 of 31 Where has mean surface temperature increased most? A. in the Antarctic B. in the tropics C. near the equator D. in the Arctic Question 10 of 31 Which anthropogenic aerosol has the largest single positive radiative forcing? A. carbon dioxide B. nitrogen dioxide C. methane D. water vapor Question 11 of 31 Approximately how long is the solar cycle period between sunspot minimum and maximum? A. 27 years B. 5 years C. 20 years D. 11 years Question 12 of 31 Which statement pertaining to the melting of polar ice is true? A. Melting ice reduces surface albedo and increases temperature. B. Melting ice increases surface albedo and increases temperature. C. Melting ice reduces surface albedo and decreases temperature. D. Melting ice increases surface albedo and decreases temperature. Question 13 of 31 The most recent decline in global temperatures was caused by what volcanic eruption? A. Mount St. Helen B. Mount Krakatoa C. Mount Tambora D. Mount Pinatubo Question 14 of 31 Recently, what has been the largest contributor to global sea level rise? A. melting Arctic sea ice B. melting glaciers C. thermal expansion D. mass loss from Greenland and Antarctica ice sheets Question 15 of 31 What is the global temperature response to the solar cycle? A. approximately 1.0oC B. approximately 1.5oC C. less than 0.1oC D. approximately 2.0oC |
| Part 2 of 4 – SCIN120 ELF6 Question 16 of 31 In a series of experiments the following data table for number of hits vs. trial was constructed. If a graph was created and the linear regression trendline was found to be y = 86.6x – 52. If you were to use this equation to predict the number of hits on Trial 6, what would the value be?TrialNumber of Hits138210032404280 A. 468 B. 356 C. 722 D. 398 Question 17 of 31 Which section in a scientific manuscript provides the most important information and is generally the shortest? A. Introduction B. Methods C. Results D. Discussion Question 18 of 31 A scientific hypothesis is __________. A. a proven scientific fact B. an idea of what governs an observation C. not part of the scientific method D. none of the above |
| Part 3 of 4 – Week 8 Lab Question 19 of 31 What color has the longest wavelength? A. violet B. green C. blue D. red Question 20 of 31 Our eyes detect what color when only green is absorbed? A. cyan B. yellow C. green D. magenta Question 21 of 31 What color is scattered most by the atmosphere when the sun is directly overhead? A. green B. blue C. red D. yellow Question 22 of 31 What color has the shortest wavelength? A. blue B. orange C. red D. violet Question 23 of 31 What is the spectral range of visible light? A. Between 300 and 500 nm B. Between 100 and 400 nm C. Between 400 and 700 nm D. Between 600 and 900 nm Question 24 of 31 Which statement about colors is true? A. Our eyes detect wavelengths that are reflected away from us. B. Our eyes detect wavelengths that are absorbed away from us. C. Our eyes detect wavelengths that are absorbed towards us. D. Our eyes detect wavelengths that are reflected towards us. Question 25 of 31 Our eyes detect what color when red, green, and blue are absorbed? A. black B. white C. yellow D. cyan Question 26 of 31 Our eyes detect what color when only blue and green is absorbed? A. blue B. yellow C. green D. red Question 27 of 31 Our eyes detect what color when only red is absorbed? A. cyan B. blue C. red D. green Question 28 of 31 What color does the sun emit? A. red B. yellow C. white D. blue Question 29 of 31 Our eyes detect what color when only red and green is absorbed? A. yellow B. green C. red D. blue Question 30 of 31 Our eyes detect what color when red, green, and blue are reflected? A. white B. yellow C. cyan D. black |
| Part 4 of 4 – Week 8 Lab Report Question 31 of 31 Please upload your Week 8 Lab Report below. |