Introduction to Climate Change

How is the average temperature of the earth determined?

• weather balloons

• buoys and ships

• orbiting satelites

• all of the choices listed

What natural factors can influence our climate?

• earth's tilt

• orbit around the sun

• changing ocean currents

• all of the choices listed

Name a greenhouse gas talked about in class.

(a)  

What percent of scientists agree that the temperature increase occurring right now is because of anthropogenic factors?

(a)  

Which of the following organizations assesses scientific evidence about climate change?

• UNHCR

• ICC

• IPCC

• FAO

Preventing climate change from getting worse by switching to renewable energy sources would be an example of which of the following?

• Adaptation

• Impacts

• Root Causes

• Mitigation

How many degrees has the earth warmed so far? (do not write the word celcius)

(a)  

How many degrees on average has Canada warmed so far?

• 1-3 degrees celcius

• 1 1/2 - 2 1/2 degrees celcius

• 3-5 degrees celcius

• more than 5 degrees celcius

What is the term used to describe when the soil becomes more arid (dry).

• deformation

• drawdown

• desertification

• debris

This is a type of farming that consists of keeping the ground covered, minimal soil disturbance and integrating livestock.

• regeneration

• biosequestration

• drawdown

• monoculture