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What does weather refer to?
What does weather refer to?
- Climate change over multi-decadal periods
- The exact state of the atmosphere at a particular location and time (correct)
- The temperature statistics for a city in August
- Long-term patterns or statistics of the atmosphere
In the analogy between weather and climate, what does the single roll of the die represent?
In the analogy between weather and climate, what does the single roll of the die represent?
- Statistics from many rolls
- Humidity
- Average daily high temperature (correct)
- Temperature
How is climate typically estimated?
How is climate typically estimated?
- By measuring precipitation only
- By looking at a single weather event
- Based on the temperature for the current week
- From statistics of the weather over a period of several decades (correct)
What other quantities besides temperature are mentioned in the text as part of climate?
What other quantities besides temperature are mentioned in the text as part of climate?
How is climate change described in the text?
How is climate change described in the text?
What does tossing a six-sided die symbolize in terms of weather and climate?
What does tossing a six-sided die symbolize in terms of weather and climate?
What does Figure 1.1 show in terms of global average temperature change?
What does Figure 1.1 show in terms of global average temperature change?
How has land temperature changed compared to ocean temperature?
How has land temperature changed compared to ocean temperature?
Which hemisphere experienced more warming in the past 150 years?
Which hemisphere experienced more warming in the past 150 years?
What does the fact that 85% of the world's population lives in the northern hemisphere imply?
What does the fact that 85% of the world's population lives in the northern hemisphere imply?
Which organizations were mentioned as having used raw station data to estimate global warming?
Which organizations were mentioned as having used raw station data to estimate global warming?
Why did some groups publicly release their code and data related to estimating warming?
Why did some groups publicly release their code and data related to estimating warming?
What is the main reason scientists seek multiple independent confirmations of important scientific conclusions?
What is the main reason scientists seek multiple independent confirmations of important scientific conclusions?
What does the rise in sea level primarily indicate based on the text?
What does the rise in sea level primarily indicate based on the text?
What is a significant finding related to the oceans' energy content according to Figure 1.1 e?
What is a significant finding related to the oceans' energy content according to Figure 1.1 e?
What contributes to about 93% of the heat trapped by greenhouse gases, as mentioned in the text?
What contributes to about 93% of the heat trapped by greenhouse gases, as mentioned in the text?
Why is the confidence in the warming of the climate system described as unequivocal by recent IPCC reports?
Why is the confidence in the warming of the climate system described as unequivocal by recent IPCC reports?
What evidence from Figures 1.1 c and 1.1 d suggests a consequence of a warming climate?
What evidence from Figures 1.1 c and 1.1 d suggests a consequence of a warming climate?
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