Climate Change Worldview
T/F Examining the evidence of climate change in earth's history through the study of deep ice cores is not affected by a person's worldview. PAGE 516
False A young-earth view of history involves global climate change too. God created a world completely suited for His purposes. It was a world with a climate ideal for life. But our sin brought God's curse on the earth and all its processes. The earth's climate drastically changed because of God's judgement through the global Flood. We believe that the Flood set up the conditions for a global cooling period that produced the Ice Age.
Groves of citrus and olive trees would grow best in which climate PAGE 512-513
temperate marine
All dry climate subzones have which characteristic in common PAGE 513
They have limited precipitation
The BEST approach to climate change according to a Christian Worldview is
to study how climate change is changing, and if it is, to develop the best responses to it's changes.
Which of the following scientists uses weather data
Both climatologist and meteorologists
T/F Secular scientists and young-earth creation scientists agree that the earth has experienced climate change in the past. PAGE 516
True both secular scientists and young-earth creation scientist AGREE that the earth has experienced climate changes in the past.
The Koppen-Geiger climate zone system classifies climates mainly by PAGE 511
average temperature and average precipitation
T/F Tropical climate subzones are close to the Equator on all continents.
True
The WORST approach to climate change according to a Christian worldview is
do nothing and just accept what happens as God's will
to try to prevent climate change by changing earth's systems
to return human technology and society to pre-industrial conditions to eliminate global warming.
What would a climatologist be most interested in studying? PAGE 504
T/F Historical and archaeological evidence indicates that the world's climate has been more or less uniform for at least the last 1000 years. PAGE 521
FALSE Climatologists, archaeological, ecologists, geologists, etc., are unanimous in recognizing that the earth has gone through significant temperature/climate changes in the past.
Warm areas of the world that experience seasonal monsoon rains and dry spells would fall into which climate zone PAGE 512-513
tropical rainy
T/F Polar climate subzones are found only north of 66.5 degrees North and south of 66.5 degrees South latitude.
False
A climatologist's conclusions about the causes of climate change will be a product of both of data and of his _________________ PAGE 516
Worldview
How do scientists uses trees to study climate PAGE 519
Scientists measure tree rings to infer changes in temperature and precipitation
T/F Predicting and responding to problems created by climate change are better uses of our resources than trying to control climate change itself. PAGE 524
TRUE-Christians should care and be wise about the question of global warming. WE should not deny that global warming might be occuring. We should believe that climate scientists are reporting accurate data. we must support solid, well-reasoned research. We don't have enough evidence to understand the cause of global temperatures. We need to do more research. We should focus on wisely using our resources to support a growing world population in ways that are economically smart instead of using our resources to control climate change itself.
T/F There are two temperate zones but only one tropic zone. PAGE 504
True
Which of the following would most likely affect the average temperature of a location PAGE 506
elevation
What is a reasonable approach to the theory that humans are contributing to dangerous global warming? PAGE 524
We should carefully consider all the data, even if it is presented by people with a different worldview. At the same time, we should recognize that some proposed actions are fueled buy political motivations and worldviews that do not acknowledge that ther is a Creator and that he has an interest in Earth's well-being. If the evidence for man-made global warming is convincing, we should further study the situation to see which actions, if any, can be undertaken to improve the situation with a mind for good and wise dominion in the future.
T/F the sun heats the earth's surface most effectively when the rays are more nearly horizontal to the earth's surface. PAGE 504
False when they are more vertical PG 504-505
Which of the following statements would be most acceptable in a young-earth view of Earth's history? PAGE 516
We believe that the world was created with the ideal climate for life. Because of our sin God's curse on the earth and all its processes were affected. The earth's climate drastically changed due to God's judgment through the global Flood. We believe that the Flood set up the condition for a global cooling period that produced the Ice Age. Historical records suggest that the earth has continued to warm but many cold spells or "mini ice ages" occured after the Ice Age. There was one major ice age followed by a series of mini ice ages.
T/F the boundary parallels that separate the major climate zones are determined by where climates change between one zone and the next. PAGE 504-505
False
During the summertime in the Northern Hemisphere, the North Pole is PAGE 504-505
tilted toward the sun
These are the false statements about the young earth view of Earth's history
There have been at least four major ice ages
There was never been an ice age, but there have been some cool periods.
We are coming out of an ice age that began after the Flood
According to the most widely accepted data, the earth's average temperature has probably changed in which of the following ways of the past fifty years. PAGE 521
It has increased from 0.5-0.8 degrees Celcius