The biggest threat towards development is?

• Climate Change

• Pollution

• Melting Ice Caps

• Population Growth

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Weather is the same as climate.

• True

• False

How are weather and climate different?

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Select some indicators of climate change that would be expected to INCREASE in a warming world.

• Obesity

• Sea Level

• Extreme Weather Events

• Racial Conflict

• Sea Surface Temperature

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The Greenhouse Effect:

• Results in the decrease in the surface temperature of Earth

• Results in the rise in the surface temperature on Earth

• Is caused by a shortage of oxygen

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The richest half of the global population is responsible for which percentage of the world's carbon emissions?

• 10%

• 25%

• 70%

• 90%

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Which of the following contributes the least to your carbon footprint?

• Riding a bike to school

• Riding in a car to the mall

• Riding in a plane to Europe

Earth’s temperatures are stable because we are surrounded by ________ which allows the right amount of sunlight in to warm the Earth.

• A cloud layer

• Atmosphere

• Gravity

• Water

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This layer keeps us “not too hot in the summer” and “not too cold in the winter.” Scientists call this the ________ effect.

• Greenhouse Effect

• Seasonal Effect

• Ocean Effect

• Lake Effect

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Certain gases in the atmosphere: water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, help maintain the Earth’s temperatures and climate. These are called: __________ .

• Ozone gases

• Solar gases

• Greenhouse gases

• Stomach gases

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