Climate Change

Climate Change

Multiple Choice

What is the Greenhouse Effect?

• As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures increase

• causes sea levels to rise because it adds water to the ocean

• Condition that is caused by carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor trapping heat in the Earth's atmosphere

• The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.

Multiple Choice

The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is:

• using public transportation and there by reduce the affects of greenhouse gases.

• texting on cellphones

• burning fossil fuels

• eating meat

Multiple Choice

Which of the following events would be MOST likely to add Greenhouse Gases to the atmosphere?

• Hurricane

• Forest Fire

• Tsunami

• Landslide

Multiple Select

The following are Greenhouse Gases:

• Carbon Dioxide

• Salt

• Water Vapor

• Phosphorous

• Methane

Climate vs Weather

Weather refers to:

• The state of the atmosphere in a particular place and time

• Weather occurs over short time periods

• Weather predictions usually cover days or weeks

Climate

• The Climate system is made up of many different factors

• Including the Earth's water, clouds, atmosphere, and temperature

• They work together to produce weather

• This is measured over long periods of time. (At the least 30yrs)

Multiple Choice

Climate is measured over what length of time?

• Weeks

• Days

• A year

• Long period of time

So the weather is caused....

• By an expression of the climate system

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Looking At Climate

Long Term Trends

Ice Core Data

Multiple Choice

Which of the following have been changed or altered due to climate change ?

• droughts

• melting of polar ice caps

• flooding

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

What is the greenhouse effect?

• The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.

• The heating of a solid, such as a rock.

• The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is contributing to an INCREASE in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

• deforestation

• oceans

• the loss of animal species

• photosynthesis

• all of the above