18 Questions
What does weather refer to?
The exact state of the atmosphere at a particular location and time
In the analogy between weather and climate, what does the single roll of the die represent?
Average daily high temperature
How is climate typically estimated?
From statistics of the weather over a period of several decades
What other quantities besides temperature are mentioned in the text as part of climate?
Precipitation, humidity, cloudiness, visibility, and wind
How is climate change described in the text?
Long-term differences in weather statistics measured over multi-decadal periods
What does tossing a six-sided die symbolize in terms of weather and climate?
Understanding the variability in day-to-day weather
What does Figure 1.1 show in terms of global average temperature change?
A warming of 1.1 °C since the late-nineteenth century
How has land temperature changed compared to ocean temperature?
Land warmed more than ocean
Which hemisphere experienced more warming in the past 150 years?
Northern hemisphere
What does the fact that 85% of the world's population lives in the northern hemisphere imply?
They have experienced more warming than the global average
Which organizations were mentioned as having used raw station data to estimate global warming?
NASA, NOAA, UK Hadley Center
Why did some groups publicly release their code and data related to estimating warming?
To increase transparency with the data and analyses
What is the main reason scientists seek multiple independent confirmations of important scientific conclusions?
To increase the confidence in the validity of the conclusions
What does the rise in sea level primarily indicate based on the text?
Global warming and its impacts
What is a significant finding related to the oceans' energy content according to Figure 1.1 e?
Oceans show a clear trend of gaining energy
What contributes to about 93% of the heat trapped by greenhouse gases, as mentioned in the text?
Heating the oceans
Why is the confidence in the warming of the climate system described as unequivocal by recent IPCC reports?
Consistency across various data sets and analyses
What evidence from Figures 1.1 c and 1.1 d suggests a consequence of a warming climate?
Reduction in ice cover on the planet
Learn the distinction between weather and climate with a simple analogy involving a six-sided die. Understand how weather refers to the current state of the atmosphere, while climate relates to long-term weather patterns. Discover the significance of temperature variations in discussing weather and climate.
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