5.2 The Signs of Climate Change

The changes in weather patterns are caused directly or indirectly by human

activities. What does this statement refer to?

• Climate change

• Global warming

• Ecosystem

What is the increase in the average temperature of the earth’s atmosphere called?

• Climate change

• Global warming

• Pollution

Which one of the following is described as “a long period of unusually

hot weather”?

• Global

  warming

• Drought

• Heat waves

Which weather conditions cause forest wildfires?

• Cold and dry

• Hot and wet

• Hot and dry

What is the layer of snow and ice on the ground in cold and high mountain areas called?

• Rain

• Snowpack

• Ocean

What is the importance of snowpack?

• Provide water to streams, rivers and lakes gradually as it melts

• Provide water to lands gradually as it melts

• Provide shelter to the people and animals

What are the large sheets of snow and ice that are found on land all year

long called?

• Glacier

• Snowpack

• Lowland

Where can most of the glaciers found?

• Africa

• Middle East

• Alaska

Which one of the following is the sign of climate change?

• Lower temperature

• Rising sea levels

• More snowpack

What has caused the volume of water in the ocean to increase?

• Decreased rainfall and melting glaciers

• Higher temperatures and less snowpack

• Increased rainfall and melting glaciers