-b) false {Which statement is FALSE about the lede's [[:File:GISS_temperature_2000-09_lrg.png|map of the temperature anomaly]] (2000-2009)? } -a) Northern Asia has warmed more than southern Asia +b) all portions of Antarctica have warmed -c) Central Europe has warmed more than the continental United States -d) The United States has warmed more than Australia {The [[:File:Mauna_Loa_Carbon_Dioxide_Apr2013.svg|Keeling curve]] shows that carbon dioxide concentrations} -a) show a steady rise in CO2 levels, at constant slope, and regular and predictable annual fluctuations +b) show a steady rise in CO2 levels, with increasing slope, and regular and predictable annual fluctuations -c) show a steady rise in CO2 levels, at constant slope, and irregular fluctuations due associated with El Ninos and La Ninas. {Anthropogenic means something that} -a) humans cannot repair -b) will hurt humans -c) humans can repair +d) human caused {Ocean temperatures are increasing more slowly than land temperatures because the oceans are absorbing less heat energy from the sun} -a) true +b) false {Proxy temperatures measurements are defined as measurements made using measurements from space.} -a) true +b) false {The climate change community is divided between those who believe the goal should be to eliminate the earth's greenhouse effect altogether, and those who argue that we should attempt to minimize earth's greenhouse effect.}
{Ocean temperatures are increasing more slowly than land temperatures because oceans have more heat capacity and because evaporation cools the water.} +a) true -b) false {The distinction between the urban heat island effect and land use changes is that the latter involves the earth's average temperature while the former involves only the temperature near weather stations where the measurements are made} +a) true -b) false {How is the validity of a computer model typically tested?} -a) by making predictions about future years and seeing if they come true. -b) by verifying its ability to calculate past climate conditions. +c) all of these are true -d) by verifying its ability to calculate current climate conditions. {No direct method exists that permits an independent measurement of the heat content of the oceans, other than the fact that the air is warming} -a) true +b) false { in 2013, the IPCC stated that the largest driver of global warming is carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuel combustion. Other important sources of CO2 are} -a) cement production and waste disposal -b) population growth and waste disposal +c) cement production and land use changes -d) population growth {In the twentieth century, the rate of earth's average temperature rise was closest to} -a) 0.7 &deg;C per year +b) 0.7 &deg;C per century -c) 0.7 &deg;C per decade
{The climate change community is divided between those who believe the goal should be to eliminate the earth's greenhouse effect altogether, and those who argue that we should attempt to minimize earth's greenhouse effect.} -a) true +b) false {In the arctic, soot tends to warm the earth.} +a) true -b) false {The [[:File:Mauna_Loa_Carbon_Dioxide_Apr2013.svg|Keeling curve]] shows that carbon dioxide concentrations} -a) show a steady rise in CO2 levels, at constant slope, and irregular fluctuations due associated with El Ninos and La Ninas. -b) show a steady rise in CO2 levels, at constant slope, and regular and predictable annual fluctuations +c) show a steady rise in CO2 levels, with increasing slope, and regular and predictable annual fluctuations {The lede's "[[:File:Global_Warming_Observed_CO2_Emissions_from_fossil_fuel_burning_vs_IPCC_scenarios.svg|CO2 Emissions per Year]]" graph (1990-2010) shows dips and rises that are caused by changes in} -a) the earth's distance from the sun -b) worldwide efforts to curtail emissions +c) the world economy -d) the sun's energy output {How is the validity of a computer model typically tested?} -a) by making predictions about future years and seeing if they come true. -b) by verifying its ability to calculate current climate conditions. +c) all of these are true -d) by verifying its ability to calculate past climate conditions. {Ocean temperatures are increasing more slowly than land temperatures because oceans have more heat capacity and because evaporation cools the water.} +a) true