Quiz__Module_11_Activity_-_NO_GRACE_PERIOD (1)

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12/4/23, 1:38 PM Quiz: Module 11 Activity - NO GRACE PERIOD https://deanza.instructure.com/courses/31672/quizzes/229500/take 2/6 Go to this website: https://www.ametsoc.org/index.cfm/ams/about-ams/ams- statements/statements-of-the-ams-in-force/climate-change1/ (https://www.ametsoc.org/index.cfm/ams/about-ams/ams-statements/statements-of-the- ams-in-force/climate-change1/) Please read the article located at the website listed above and answer the following questions. I've placed the subtitles from the article below so you may find the answers within the article a little easier. Background 5 pts Question 1 Where is the scientific information of this statement coming from according to this article? (Advice: Always ask yourself this question when learning about a topic, no matter what the topic is!) The American Meteorological Society Peer-reviewd scientific literature Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Executive Summary
12/4/23, 1:38 PM Quiz: Module 11 Activity - NO GRACE PERIOD https://deanza.instructure.com/courses/31672/quizzes/229500/take 3/6 5 pts Question 2 The increase in global average surface temperatures over the past half-century cannot be fully explained by natural climate variability because the magnitude and spatial characteristics of these natural events are not significant enough to explain what scientists are actually observing. True False 5 pts Question 3 Projected warming over the next century will likely place global temperatures in a range not seen in millions of years of geologic history. True False How is climate changing? 5 pts Question 4 Where is surface warming the largest over North America? In the South Alaska and central-northern Canada
12/4/23, 1:38 PM Quiz: Module 11 Activity - NO GRACE PERIOD https://deanza.instructure.com/courses/31672/quizzes/229500/take 4/6 The East Coast The Pacific Northwest Why is climate changing? 5 pts Question 5 What human impacts have caused climate to change at a much faster rate than what would normally happen? Water vapor emissions Installation of solar panels Human-induced increases in the amount of atmospheric greenhouse gasses. 5 pts Question 6 What are atmospheric aerosols and how do they influence climate change? Solid and liquid particles in the atmosphere that modify both visible and infrared radiation that can influence the spatial distribution of clouds and precipitation. Vapors in the atmosphere that modify both visible and infrared radiation that can influence the spatial distribution of clouds and precipitation. Vapors in the atmosphere that punch holes in the ozone layer.
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