We Have Not Yet Established the Impact of Solar Variability

question 35

Multiple Choice

We have not yet established the impact of solar variability on the Earth's climate system because:

• A) we have no way of measuring solar variability directly.
• B) most scientists now agree that solar output is constant and does not vary.
• C) satellites have not yet been around long enough to provide a data set of adequate length.
• D) it is not a legitimate enough theory to gain much attention from the scientific community.

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Definitions:

Sequestering Effect

The process of removing or isolating a chemical or substance from the environment, often used in carbon capture to reduce atmospheric CO2.

Serial Position Effect

A cognitive phenomenon whereby items at the beginning and end of a list are remembered more easily and accurately than those in the middle.

Serial Position Effect

A phenomenon in memory which suggests that when learning a list of items, the probability of recalling an item is dependent on its position in the list, with early and late items being more likely to be remembered than middle items.

Primacy Effect

The tendency to remember information that is presented first or early in a list more effectively than information presented later.