Quiz – Climate Models Demystified

Question 1 of 6

1. Question

Political opinions

Physics in computational frameworks

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Only economic assumptions

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Random number tables

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Political opinions

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Question 2 of 6

2. Question

Nothing is uncertain

Parameterization uncertainty

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Certainty about every detail

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The color of the ocean

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Nothing is uncertain

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Question 3 of 6

3. Question

The time of day

Initial conditions, parameterization, and emission scenarios

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Only the modeler’s mood

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The computer’s brand

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The time of day

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Question 4 of 6

4. Question

Replace physics with guesses

Quantify ranges of possible outcomes

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Produce a single certain answer

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Hide uncertainty from users

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Replace physics with guesses

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Question 5 of 6

5. Question

Match each source of uncertainty to its description.

Sort elements

Uncertainty from the starting state
Approximating small-scale processes
Uncertainty from future human choices
Many runs spanning outcome ranges

Initial conditions

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Parameterization

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Emission scenarios

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Ensemble

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Question 6 of 6

6. Question

Fill in the blanks.

Climate models translate Fill in the blank 1 of 3 into computational frameworks, and running Fill in the blank 2 of 3 of simulations helps quantify the Fill in the blank 3 of 3 in projections.