Knowledge & Understanding (18 marks)
TOTAL: 50 MARKS
- 18 marks – multiple choice
- 5 marks – multiple choice
- 4 marks – short answer (choose 2 of 3 to answer – 2 marks each)
- latitude, insolation and albedo
- net radiation budget
- carbon sources & sinks
- 6 marks – short answer (choose 2 of 3 to answer – 3 marks each)
- positive feedback loops
- tree rings and ice cores
- energy transfer in the atmosphere and hydrosphere
- 2 marks – physical evidence of climate change
- 2 marks – computer models & confidence levels
- 3 marks – production, distribution and consumption of goods & climate change
- 3 marks – “Playing God with Plant Earth” documentary mitigation ideas
- 2 marks – comparing climatographs from different regions
- 2 marks – greenhouse gas emission sources
- 3 marks – societal effects of climate change
TOTAL: 50 MARKS