What are climate and climate change? Article Questions

Climate of a region or city is its typical or average weather.

• True

• False

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What is climate change?

• A change in the typical/average weather of a region or city.

• A change in the temperature of Earth's oceans.

• An increase in the ozone layer.

• A decrease in the amount of nitrogen gas in the air.

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What is the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather is the short-term changes in temperature, clouds, precipitation, humidity, and wind while climate is the average weather of a region over many years.

• Climate is the short-term changes in temperature, clouds, precipitation, humidity, and wind while weather is the average weather of a region over many years.

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Is Earth's climate changing?

• No, Earth's climate has remained the same over the past million years.

• Yes, Earth's climate is always changing.

• Sometimes Earth's climate changes, but not typically.

• All answers are correct

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What is causing Earth's climate to change?

• Natural causes such as Earth's orbit, solar energy, and volcanic eruptions.

• Human impact such as burning fossil fuels and creating greenhouse gases.

• Neither answer is correct.

• Both answers are correct.

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What is the impact of Earth's warming climate?

• rising sea levels

• snow and ice cover decreasing

• changing rainfall patterns

• more floods, droughts, and heat waves

• All of the above

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What is global warming?

• the long-term increase in Earth's average temperature

• the short-term conditions of precipitation, wind, humidity, and temperature

• the long-term change in Earth's climate

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One step to reduce greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is to use more clean energy such as wind, sun, and water as energy sources.

• True

• False

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