Natural Hazards And Disasters 5th Edition By Hyndman – Test Bank

1. Researchers estimate that black carbon may account for about one-half of all global warming.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Earth’s Climate History
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

2. Major eruptions of volcanoes emit large amounts of CO2 and CH4, but their total contribution to atmospheric levels is small.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Earth’s Climate History
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

3. Tree-ring patterns from desert areas are not useful for climate studies because moisture is more determinative for tree growth than temperature.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Earth’s Climate History
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

4. The amount of solar radiation reaching the top of Earth’s atmosphere changes in 30-year cycles.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Earth’s Climate History
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

5. Natural gas was the largest fuel source in the United States in 2013.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Earth’s Climate History
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

6. Incoming solar radiation is short-wave, while radiation outward from the Earth is long-wave.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Principles of Climate
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

7. Decreasing SO2 pollution, which contributes to acid rain and respiratory diseases, will decrease the rate of global warming.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Principles of Climate
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

8. Non-greenhouse gases make up more than 99.9% of the dry atmosphere.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Principles of Climate
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

9. An expanding sunspot reduces solar radiation.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Principles of Climate
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

10. The amount of water vapor in the clouds contributes to changing albedo.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Principles of Climate
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember