Climate Change

What is the definition of "Greenhouse Effect?"

• Gases that increase Earth's temperature

• when the gases in Earth’s atmosphere trap heat from the Sun and keep the planet warm

• the pattern of weather that occurs over time

• When our climate changes

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Some of the Earth's most fragile ecosystems that could be greatly impacted by climate change live in the

• tropical rainforest
• tundra
• oceans
• African Sahara desert

Climate change causes extreme weather conditions such as:

• excessive heat
• drought
• extreme storms
• all of these

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As a result of climate change food prices could 

• increase
• decrease
• stay the same

Scientists predict that the hurricanes coming off the warming waters of the Gulf of Mexico will be less severe and less frequent.

• True
• False

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Which of the following gases DOES NOT trap heat?

• carbon dioxide
• nitrogen
• water vapor
• methane

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

• deforestation
• photosynthesis
• oceans
• all of the above

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Things you can do to help decrease global warming include:

• Eat more ice cream.
• Keep your freezer door open.
• Keep your air conditioner on high.
• Turn off your lights when you’re not using them.

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Some greenhouse gases are naturally present in the Earth's atmosphere

• True
• False

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What is the definition of weather?

• a period of abnormally dry weather that lasts at least 2 years
• the specific condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time
• a complex community of organisms and the community's environment
• a release of toxic gas

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