Climate History — Quiz

Question 1

Classify each fossil as evidence of a warm or cold past climate.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

palm frond,fern impressions|woolly mammoth

Question 2

Choose the correct answer from each drop-down menu to complete the statements.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

temperatures|past

Question 3

Match each sediment feature to what it most likely suggests about past conditions.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

glacial runoff or flooding|wildfires or landscape burning|high biological activity

Question 4

Choose the correct answer from each drop-down menu to complete the statements.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

low|plant debris|wet and productive conditions

Question 5

Which layer most likely formed during a time of low biological productivity?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

layer 1

Question 6

What likely caused the repeating temperature changes shown in the graph?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

changes in Earth’s orbit and tilt

Question 7

What likely caused the repeating temperature changes shown in the graph?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

changes in Earth’s orbit and tilt

Question 8

Which of the following best describes Earth’s long-term climate trend over the past 800,000 years?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

a repeating cycle of warming and cooling

Question 9

Classify each fossil as evidence of a warm or cold past climate.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

palm frond,fern impressions|woolly mammoth

Question 10

In the graph, higher temperatures correspond to interglacial periods; lower temperatures correspond to glacial periods. Match each temperature feature to the correct climate condition.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

glacial period|start of a warming cycle|interglacial period

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