. The Little Ice Age is  a any period of extensive continental glaciation.  b frozen ocean water. It forms, grows, and melts in the ocean. c brief climatic interval that occurred from approximately 900 CE to 1300, in which relatively warm conditions are said to have prevailed in various parts of the world. d period between about 1300 and 1870 during which Europe and North America were subjected to much colder winters than during the 20th century.   2. Ice cores are cylinders of ice drilled from ice sheets and glaciers. They allow scientists to reconstruct climate far into the past. Layers in ice cores correspond to years and seasons, with the youngest ice at the top and th

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1. The Little Ice Age is 

a

any period of extensive continental glaciation. 

b

frozen ocean water. It forms, grows, and melts in the ocean.

c

brief climatic interval that occurred from approximately 900 CE to 1300, in which relatively warm conditions are said to have prevailed in various parts of the world.

d

period between about 1300 and 1870 during which Europe and North America were subjected to much colder winters than during the 20th century.

 

2. Ice cores are cylinders of ice drilled from ice sheets and glaciers. They allow scientists to reconstruct climate far into the past. Layers in ice cores correspond to years and seasons, with the youngest ice at the top and the oldest ice at the bottom of the core.

 

a True
b False
 
 
 
 
3. The green house effect is 
 
a

the warming of the atmosphere due to trapping of infrared rays by atmospheric gasses, especially as due to the increased concentration of carbon dioxide. 

b

Is caused by a build up of certain gases that block the solar radiation from entering the Earth's atmosphere.

c

Is caused by too much ozone being in the atmosphere.

d

Is caused by people building too many greenhouses.

 
 
 
 
4. Anthropogenic global warming is that warming which is attributed to
 
a

human activity.

b

animal husbandry.

c

plate tectonic activity.

d

changes in solar energy.

 
 
 
5. The name for the warm period that preceded the Little Ice Age is the
 
Question 8 options:
a

Pliestocene.

b

Eocene.

c

Rise of the Roman Empire.

d

Medieval Warm Period.

 
 
 
 
 

6. An ice age is 

a

period between about 1300 and 1870 during which Europe and North America were subjected to much colder winters than during the 20th century.

b

frozen ocean water. It forms, grows, and melts in the ocean.

c

any period of extensive continental glaciation. 

d

a mass of ice that moves or flows over land under its own weight. 

 
 
 

7. Climate is the long-term average of weather conditions in an area.

 
a True
b False

 

 
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