Climate Change

Front

The two main factors that determine the climate of a region are _____________ and ______________.

Back

temperature and precipitation

Front

Earth's ozone layer is _____________________________.

Back

filters harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun

Front

Increased carbon dioxide may cause global warming by trapping more ____________ in the atmosphere.

Back

heat

Front

Possible human solutions for limiting global warming and climate change are...

Back

All of the above: being more energy-efficient, using renewable sources of energy, removing carbon from fossil fuel emissions.

Front

Which of the following gases found in our atmosphere is not a greenhouse gas?

• carbon dioxide
• water vapor
• methane
• nitrogen

Back

nitrogen

Front

How does carbon dioxide get into the atmosphere?

Back

All of the above

Front

How do scientists collect evidence about climate? Options: using remote sensing from space with satellites, by ground-based measurements of surface temperatures, carbon dioxide concentration and sea level, by collecting “proxy data” from tree rings, ice cores, and historical records, all of the above

Back

all of the above

Front

Compared to other greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide is very effective in trapping heat near the surface of the Earth.

Back

true

Front

Which of the following have been linked to climate change? Droughts, flooding, melting of polar ice caps, all of the above.

Back

All of the above

Front

Which species is threatened by the increased winter flow in streams due to global warming? Options: striped bass, atlantic mackerel, crawfish, salmon

Back

salmon