Climate Change

Large bodies of water affect climate because

• water heats up and cools more slowly than land
• water heats up and cools faster than land
• water and land cool at the same time
• water and land heat at the same rate

The sun's rays are least direct

• near the poles
• near the equator
• at high altitudes
• far from the ocean

The land on the ______ side of the mountain range is in the rain shadow.

• Cold
• westward
• Cloud covered
• leeward

The average temperature of the surface of Earth has increased approximately 1°C in the past century. Which reason best explains this increase in temperature?

• lower levels of ozone in the atmosphere
• lower levels of nitrogen in the atmosphere
• higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
• higher levels of oxygen in the atmosphere

Visible light reaches Earth’s surface while infrared light is trapped as heat. Which characteristic of Earth’s atmosphere causes this to happen?

• the hole in the ozone
• the greenhouse effect
• atmospheric pressure
• the inversion layer

Which of the following have been linked to climate change? 

• droughts
• flooding
• melting of polar ice caps
• all of the above

The main human activity that releases carbon dioxide (CO₂) into the atmosphere is...

• using bottled water

• burning fossil fuels

• texting on cellphones

• eating meat

Which of the following is produced by cows?

• Carbon Dioxide

• Water Vapor

• Argon

• Methane

an area's climate changes and it gets LESS rainfall. what can happen?

• more hurricanes

• more forest fires

• floods

• more diseases

The role of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is to

• implement carbon taxes on companies that burn excessive fossil fuels

• collect and analyze scientific climate data like that from ice cores

• review scientific climate data to assess the current state of climate change

• introduce policies to help with mitigation and adaptation strategies