Climate change, effects & climates around the world

What is the difference between weather and climate?

• Climate is the long term weather trends in an area.

• Climate is the short term weather in an area.

• Weather is the long term temperatures in an area.

• There is no difference between the two.

Climate is categorized based upon ________________.

• temperature only.

• precipitation only.

• temperature and precipitation.

• the plants that live there.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following is NOT a Koppen climate classification type?

• Polar

• Tropical

• Continental

• Temperate

• Forest

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which climate gets the most rainfall?

• Temperate

• Dry

• Continental

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?

• Methane

• Water vapor

• Carbon dioxide

• Nitrogen

The difference between climate change and global warming is that climate change recognizes that _________________.

• the surface temperature will increase constantly everywhere.

• the average surface temperature will increase, while local or regional or local temperatures may decrease or remain constant.

• the surface temperature will decrease constantly everywhere.

What human activities contribute to climate change?

• Methane from livestock

• Deforestation

• Burning of fossil fuels

• Industrialization

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Evidence for climate change includes rising temperatures in winter, more frequent flooding events, and _________________.

• extreme droughts and wildfires are more common.

• increase in ground level nitrogen.

• freezing of glaciers in the North and South Pole.

• decrease in levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What is an effect of climate change on oceans?

• warmer ocean water for stronger tornadoes.

• colder ocean water for stronger hurricanes.

• rising sea levels and coastal flooding.

• an increase in glaciers.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What health effects can climate change have?

• It doesn't have any.

• Increase in waterborne disease.

• Increase in heat stroke potential.

• Increase in respiratory problems from photochemical smog

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4