Ch. 18.4 - Global Changes in the Atmosphere

Ch. 18.4

Global Changes in the Atmosphere

Multiple Select

Select the two events that cause short term climate change.

• El Niño

• Meteors

• La Niña

• Tornados

Open Ended

Describe the changes that occur in the Pacific Ocean and the atmosphere above it during El Niño.

Open Ended

What effects does El Niño have on weather and climate?

Multiple Choice

Global warming is

• The gradual increase in temperature of the Universe

• The change in weather patterns around the world

• The rise in sea level around the Earth

• The gradual increase in temperature of the Earth's atmosphere

Multiple Choice

How does carbon dioxide effect global warming?

• carbon dioxide increases the amount of sunlight that Earth gets

• carbon dioxide traps in heat and helps heat the atmosphere

• carbon dioxide is poisonous and is dangerous to breathe in

• carbon dioxide causes the temperature on Earth to go down

Multiple Choice

What gases did humans put in the atmosphere that had an effect on the ozone layer?

• greenhouse gases

• chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's)

• fossil fuel exhaust

• carbon dioxide gas

Multiple Choice

What does ozone do in the atmosphere?

• it causes the weather around the planet to change

• it traps in heat on planet Earth

• absorbs Ultraviolet (UV) radiation

• it gives us more oxygen to breathe