A temperature anomaly is a....
a value above or below a "normal" value
baseline or normal value
the value of zero on the y-axis
Temperature anomalies are more useful because than raw temperature data because...
anomaly data will tell us extremes
anomaly data shows how hot or cold a region gets
anomaly data can show increases and decreases of temperature in the same region
anomaly data tells us what the "normal" temperatures are...
The baseline or normal value of the temperature graph we used in class is from
1990-2010
1880
1951-1980
2018
How many straight years has the planet earth had a positive temperature anomaly...
1
10
43
0
A value above normal is a...
positive anomaly
negative anomaly
Why do you think we use 1951-1980 as our "normal" or zero value, especially considering climate change was likely happening during this time?
That was probably when we started burning fossil fuels
The data, especially ocean data, was pretty inaccurate and started getting better starting in 1950's...
scientists do not want to scare people so they use a "normal" value that keeps the temperature anomalies lower.
What does zero mean on the y-axis of a temperature anomaly graph?
the maximum anomaly
the minimum anomaly
unknown data
the "normal" or baseline data.
Temperatures did not rise from 2005 to 2010, this means climate change may not be happening. This is an example of...
cherry picking
reliable data
anomaly
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