Climate Change

Question 1

What is meant by the GCSE command word ‘Assess’?

Answer 1

Rank in order of importance/significance

Question 2

What is the name given for a cooling period in Earth’s history?

Answer 2

Glacial period

Question 3

What is meant by the term ‘inter-glacial’?

Answer 3

Period of global warming

Question 4

True or False? There is a correlation (link) between CO2 atmospheric concentrations and global temperatures.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Identify x4 pieces of evidence for past climate change.

Answer 5

Glacial Retreat
Ice core analysis
Tree ring analysis
Sea level rise

Question 6

Explain how scientists use tree rings to tell us about past climates

Answer 6

Scientists study the thickness of tree rings in order to tell us what the climate was like- the thicker the ring, the warmer and wetter the climate was

Question 7

Explain how scientists use ice cores to tell us about past climates

Answer 7

Scientists use advanced technology to analyse the gases trapped in the ice core layers- the more carbon dioxide present, the warmer the climate was