Climate Change Study Guide

What is the number one contributor of greenhouse gasses in the United States?

• Automobiles

• Stoves

• Cell Phones

• Industry

What activities release greenhouse gases (cause climate change)?

• Burning oils to make planes and cars move

• Dumping trash on landfills

• Cutting down trees

• All of them

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How does an increase in carbon dioxide affect global temperature?

• decreases

• increases

• does not affect temperature

• temperature stays the same

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What are some effects of global warming?

• increase in ice caps and lower sea levels

• increase in tree growth and melting of ice caps

• Flooding and melting of ice caps

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What are the surface features of an area called?

• latitude
• longitude
• topography
• elevation

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What are the 3 major climate zones in order from equator to the poles?

• polar, temperate, tropical
• tropical, temperate, polar
• temperate, polar, tropical

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What is the measure of distance in degrees north and south from the equator?

• latitude
• longitude
• elevation
• topography

Which BEST describes why latitudes closest to the equator have warmer climates?

• they are at lower elevations
• they receive more solar energy
• they are nearer to ocean currents
• they get more winds that carry energy in the form of heat

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The economy is not affected by climate change.

• True

• False

Select all of the alternatives sources of electricity.

• Natural gas

• Solar power

• Coal

• Nuclear power

• Wind power