Flashcard: 2024 Bio Climate Change Causes & Effects

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What are the extreme weather events that climate change contributes to?

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Drought, severe wildfires, extreme storms, more severe hurricanes, excessive flooding.

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Which extreme weather event is NOT contributed to by climate change?

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Snow in the mountains.

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What is a positive feedback loop in the context of climate change?

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A process where melting ice reduces albedo, leading to more ice melting.

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How does the melting of ice caps affect albedo?

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Less ice means less albedo, which leads to more heat absorption and further melting.

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How do trees help reduce climate change?

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Trees take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis.

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What is the impact of climate change on human health?

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Increases in asthma, allergies, and heart disease.

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True or False: Some greenhouse gases are naturally present in the Earth's atmosphere.

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True.

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What is albedo?

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Albedo is the measure of how much sunlight is reflected by a surface.

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What role do greenhouse gases play in climate change?

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They trap heat in the atmosphere, leading to global warming.

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What is the greenhouse effect?

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The process by which greenhouse gases trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere.