Climate & Climate Change

What is the role of CO2 in the atmosphere? 

• CO2 absorbs heat
• CO2 absorbs cold
• CO2 reflects light
•  CO2 repels oxygen

How does burning fossil fuels impact the global climate? 

• Burning fossil fuels increases the CO2 in the atmosphere, which increases the temperature
• Burning fossil fuels increases the CO2 in the atmosphere, which decreases the temperature
• Burning fossil fuels decreases the CO2 in the atmosphere, which increases the temperature
• Burning fossil fuels decreases the CO2 in the atmosphere, which decreases the temperature

What is Climate change?

• Don't know
• a change in the normal weather (or climate) for that certain place
• What?
• A change that causes global warming

How does climate change happen?

• Before an earthquake
• When rabbits jump
•  it happens when gasses like carbon dioxide gets trapped in the earth's atmosphere
• It happens when gasses get out of the earth's atmosphere  

Who does melting in the polar ice caps affect?

• Polar Baerz
• PENGIUNOS
• Arctic fish
• Animals who live on the ice caps

What is a CAUSE of climate change?

• Flooding
• Recycling
• Picking up Litter
• Carbon Dioxide

What are three sources of CO2?

• The ocean, trees, and rain.
• Humans, automobiles, and trees.
• Trees, insects, and technology.

What is a solution to climate change?

• Driving automobiles more and putting more CO2 into the air.
• Leaving trash on the floor & walking more.
• More Deforestation, pollution, and littering.
• Picking up litter, reducing pollution in the air, using cleaner sources of energy. 

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

• Climate
• Weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which statement best describes the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather is the conditions when you look outside while climate is the conditions you can expect for the next 6 months.
• Climate is the current condition outside while weather is what you can expect for the next 6 months.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5