Test Bank For Earths Climate Past and Future 3rd Edition by Ruddiman
| 1. | Which of the following is (are) external drivers of Earth’s climate? | |
| A) | atmospheric greenhouse gas levels | |
| B) | solar strength variation | |
| C) | ice | |
| D) | surface reflectivity | |
| E) | All of the above are external drivers. | |
| 2. | Earth’s average surface temperature is: | |
| A) | 76°F. | |
| B) | 273 K. | |
| C) | 15.5°C. | |
| D) | represented by the temperature at the equator. | |
| E) | Both A and C are correct. | |
| 3. | Climate science: | |
| A) | is exclusively studied by meteorologists. | |
| B) | requires an Earth system perspective. | |
| C) | spans vast temporal scales. | |
| D) | spans vast spatial scales. | |
| E) | All but A are correct. | |
| 4. | Examine the following figure to determine which of the statements is correct.
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| A) | Regardless of the scale, global temperature changes display a regular, cyclic pattern. | |
| B) | Rapid climate change is characteristic of large-scale (tectonic) climate trends. | |
| C) | Millennial climate variations are resolvable on tectonic time scales. | |
| D) | Historical changes in global temperature are small relative to those that have previously occurred during Earth’s long history. | |
| E) | None of the answers is correct. | |
| 5. | Which of the following internal Earth system components has the fastest climate response time? | |
| A) | the atmosphere | |
| B) | ice sheets | |
| C) | sea ice | |
| D) | the deep ocean | |
| E) | These have the same response time because they all contain water in some form. | |
