Climate Change

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What causes hurricanes to form?

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Warm water mixing with cooler water and air.

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The way scientists measure the size of a hurricane is called?

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Saffir Simpson

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What is not an example of how humans mitigate the effects of natural disasters? Options: Choosing appropriate building material, Having a way to safety proof your house, Leave the area in times of natural hazards, Putting your house on stilts or far enough away from sea level.

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Leave the area in times of natural hazards.

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As carbon dioxide goes up, the temperature?

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Increases

Front

The __________ is the way in which heat is trapped close to the surface of the Earth by gasses.

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greenhouse effect

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What is not a direct affect from the increase in temperatures and climate change? Options: Ice caps are melting, Birds are not migrating further south, Impacts on the ecosystem like loss of habitat, More natural disasters are occurring.

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Plants and tree are growing larger.

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The measure of you and your families release of carbon emissions is called?

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carbon footprint

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Why do some countries contribute more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than others?

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They do not have the resources to switch to a more green way of living.

Front

True or False: Some greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere are important?

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True

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A natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms is called?

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fossil fuel