Climate Change

The impact on the planet due to global warming is called...

• climate change
• the seasons
• the weather
• natural change

Any amount of CO₂ (Carbon Dioxide) in the atmosphere is bad for our planet.

• True
• False

The conditions in an area over a long period of time?

• Climate
• Weather

Changes from minute-to-minute, hour-to-hour, day-to-day

• Climate
• Weather

Winters in Minnesota frequently experience temperatures below zero.

• Climate
• Weather

A tornado warning was issued for Kansas City this morning.

• Climate
• Weather

Texas has long, hot summers.

• Climate
• Weather

It snowed for three days last week.

• Climate
• Weather

What is climate?

•  What's going on with the atmosphere at any particular time
• The type of weather that occurs during a particular season
• An area's pattern of weather over a long period of time
• How much sunshine an area gets 

Increasing quantities of CO₂ (Carbon Dioxide) in the atmosphere will cause air temperatures to be _____. 

• warmer
• cooler