Influences on Climate

Impact on climate

Multiple Choice

average weather conditions over a long period of time (30+ years)

• climate

• weather

Objectives:

• What is climate change?

• What do temperature records show?

Multiple Choice

Climate change causes extreme weather conditions such as:

• warming,

• cooling,

• precipitation

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of climate?

• The average temperature in Chicago over the past 50 years

• A hot day in Boston in the fall

• A foggy day in San Francisco

Multiple Choice

The rise in Earth’s average surface temperature during the past 10 years is often called global warming.

• True

• false

Multiple Choice

) Examine the graph. What do the data show about the change in global temperature?

• global temperature has decreased over time, and carbon dioxide levels have quickly increased

• global temperature and carbon dioxide levels have slowly increased over time