Climate Change

Climate Change

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The difference between climate and weather is that Earth's climate is the average conditions in a given place over many years, whereas weather includes only the immediate conditions for a specific place.

• True

• False

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Climate change refers only to the increasing temperature of the Earth's surface.

• True

• False

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Greenhouse gases act like a blanket in the atmosphere, trapping heat and warming the planet.

• True

• False

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Without the human race, greenhouse gases would not exist.

• True

• False

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Warmer temperatures will lead to increased food supplies due to longer growing seasons.

• True

• False

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Warmer temperatures are NOT responsible for the recent increased severity of hurricanes.

• True

• False

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Climate change is expected to be responsible for the extinction of 30% of current animal species.

• True

• False

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Climate change will only cause a small increase in temperature.

• True

• False

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Allergies and asthma will get better because of the decrease in humidity associated with climate change.

• True

• False

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Wildfires will be more intense and more frequent in the future.

• True

• False

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Human-caused emissions of carbon come from both the burning of fossil fuels and from land-use changes such as deforestation and land-clearing.

• True

• False

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Climate change is something that will affect future generations, it is NOT happening now.

• True

• False

Poll

You are glad to be back in school.

• True

• False