Module 2 Quiz_ GPH 314_ Global Change.pdf

Module 2 Quiz Due Feb 27 at 11:53pm Points 8 Questions 16 Available Jan 8 at 12am - Feb 27 at 11:53pm Time Limit 40 Minutes Allowed Attempts 2 Instructions Attempt History Attempt Time LATEST Attempt 1 (https://asu.instructure.com/courses/174720/quizzes/1314165/history? 15 i t Score for this attempt: 8 out of 8 Submitted Jan 8 at 2:05pm This attempt took 15 minutes. This quiz covers material from Module 1 and 2 . This quiz has 16 questions with each question worth 0.5 points. Students have 40 minutes to complete this quiz. Academic integrity policies apply. All questions refer to the materials available within the current Module. You have two attempts and get to keep the higher score. This content is protected and may not be shared, uploaded, sold, or distributed. Take the Quiz Again (https://asu.instructure.com/courses/174720/quizzes/1314165/take? user_id=777632) 0.5 / 0.5 pts Question 1 The formation and melting of glaciers results in changes in sea level. This mechanism is referred to as:

Eustatic sea level rise Correct! Correct! Correct! Correct! Sea level changes due to an alteration in the volume of water in the oceans, or due to change in shape of an ocean basin are referred to as Eustatic (worldwide) sea-level change, and are always a global effect. Ocean acidification Ocean enthalpy elevation Isostatic sea level rise Thermal expansion 0.5 / 0.5 pts Question 2 The geosphere (sometimes also called the lithosphere), the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, and the _______ are the four major subsystems of Earth. Select the answer that best fills in the blank. cryosphere plasmosphere biosphere Correct! Correct! Correct! Correct! The missing subsystem is the biosphere containing all life on Earth and in its other subsystems. The cryosphere (or solid water) is part of the hydrosphere. Global change scientists do not recognize the plasmosphere or the organosphere as subsystems of Earth. organosphere

0.5 / 0.5 pts Question 3 Atmospheric rivers exist high in the atmosphere and require high amounts of moisture and weak winds to transport moisture horizontally. True False Correct! Correct! Correct! Correct! Atmospheric rivers do need high amounts of moisture, but they exist lower in the atmosphere and need strong winds. 0.5 / 0.5 pts Question 4 In the mass bleaching event that occurred from 2016 to 2017, about what percentage of coral reefs were killed? 50 Correct! Correct! Correct! Correct! About half of all corals on the Great Barrier Reef were killed in the 2016-2017 mass bleaching event. 75 100 30 0.5 / 0.5 pts Question 5 Which of the following INCORRECTLY pairs a step in the carbon cycle with the process taking place in that step?

Living things to soil; decay Atmosphere to oceans; dissolution Atmosphere to plants; exhalation Correct! Correct! Correct! Correct! The process through which carbon moves from the atmosphere to plants is called photosynthesis. Living things to atmosphere; respiration 0.5 / 0.5 pts Question 6 What caused the "Year Without a Summer" in 1816? A volcano eruption that occured the year before. Correct! Correct! Correct! Correct! The ash from the eruption of Tambora in 1815 blocked sunlight the following year. A decrease in volcanic activity in the years leading up to this event None of the choices are correct A "little ice age" that lasted for 2 years occurred at the same time 0.5 / 0.5 pts Question 7 When did mild and tropical conditions first appear on earth? 750 million years ago

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