Climate Change

What is climate?

• Average weather in a region over a long period of time.

• Average weather in a region over a short period of time.

• Average precipitation.

• Average solar raditation.

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Which is measured in a short period of time at a certain time and place?

• Weather

• Climate

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What is one way to describe climate change?

• changes in the average global and regional weather patterns

• change in seasonal patterns of a climate zone

• changes in the average weather pattern of a city

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How much has Earth's average temperature changed over the past 100 years?

• 1 degree Celsius

• 100 degrees Celsius

• 1-degree Fahrenheit

• 100 degrees Celsius

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Which of the following is NOT a natural cause of climate change?

• volcanic eruptions

• combusting fossil fuels

• ocean circulation

• weathering and erosion

What is an example of an anthropogenic cause of climate change?

• combustion of fossil fuels

• volcanic eruptions

• ocean circulation

• plate tectonics

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What is NOT an impact of global warming?

• stronger hurricanes and floods

• rising sea levels and saltwater intrusion

• droughts and heatwaves

• stronger volcanic eruptions

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True or False: Volcanic eruptions can cause the climate to cool.

• True

• False

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Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?

• methane

• carbon dioxide

• nitrogen

• water vapor

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What does melting sea ice NOT cause?

• coastal flooding and erosion

• sea-level rise

• deforestation

• ocean warming and stronger storms

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