Measuring Climate to Understand Atmospheric Conditions (Leaving Cert Geography): Quizzes
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What do anemometers measure?
What do anemometers measure?
Wind speed
What instrument determines wind direction?
What instrument determines wind direction?
Wind vane
What is wind shear?
What is wind shear?
Rapid changes in wind direction or speed
How often can automated weather stations collect temperature data?
How often can automated weather stations collect temperature data?
Every minute
Which year was recorded as the hottest on record?
Which year was recorded as the hottest on record?
2023
By how much did 2023 temperatures exceed pre-industrial levels?
By how much did 2023 temperatures exceed pre-industrial levels?
More than 2°C
What does each layer in an ice core represent?
What does each layer in an ice core represent?
One year's worth of snowfall
Where are ice cores primarily extracted from?
Where are ice cores primarily extracted from?
Antarctica and Greenland
What do oxygen isotope ratios in ice cores help estimate?
What do oxygen isotope ratios in ice cores help estimate?
Past temperatures
What phenomena can SST monitoring help identify?
What phenomena can SST monitoring help identify?
El Niño and La Niña
What do acoustic Doppler current profilers (ADCPs) track?
What do acoustic Doppler current profilers (ADCPs) track?
Ocean currents
What do rising sea levels indicate?
What do rising sea levels indicate?
Global warming