Climate Change

Front

All of the following are known as heat-trapping gases, EXCEPT:

• Carbon Dioxide
• Methane
• Nitrous Oxide
• Oxygen

Back

Oxygen

Front

The Greenhouse Effect __________________________.

Back

Traps some heat and releases some heat back to space

Front

Human activities are __________________ the levels of the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Options: Increasing, Decreasing, maintaining, fluctuating

Back

Increasing

Front

Melting glaciers are causing ___________ to rise around the world.

Back

sea levels

Front

The atmosphere is a system, where a change in one part of the atmosphere will cause affects in other parts of the atmosphere.

Back

True

Front

Natural causes of climate change include all of the following except: movement of the continents, major volcanic eruptions, the Sun's energy output, human activity

Back

human activity

Front

Throughout Earth's history, the planet has cycled through times of being covered by frozen glacial sheets during ___________________. Options: snow days, ice ages, school vacation, the Covid-19 pandemic

Back

ice ages

Front

___________________ is the average long-term (30+ years) atmosphere conditions for a specific region. It includes temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds.

Back

Climate

Front

Scientists classify climates according to two main factors: ______________- and _____________________-.

Back

temperature and precipitation

Front

Ocean currents mix global waters due to winds, temperature, and density. This is called the _______________________.

Back

Global Conveyor Belt