Climate Change Study Guide

What are the main greenhouse gases?

• carbon dioxide, oxygen, water vapor, nitrous oxide, methane

• carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, water vapor, sulfur dioxide

• methane, water vapor, carbon dioxide, oxygen

• methane, water vapor, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide

What are some effects of climate change?

• Glaciers and ice sheets melting

• Seas rising

• Storms getting stronger

• All of them

What causes climate change?

• The increase in greenhouse gases

• The decrease in greenhouse gases

Which of the following gases DOES NOT trap heat?

• carbon dioxide
• nitrogen
• water vapor
• methane

What is climate?

• atmospheric conditions at a particular place and point in time

• average atmospheric conditions of a large region over a long period of time

• annual weather forecast

• monthly precipitation in a country

The meteorological conditions in a specific place on a given day refers to its

• climate

• weather

• habitat

• ecosystem

What is the largest carbon sink on Earth?

• oceans

• mountains

• forests

• polar ice caps

All the gases that surround the planet make up the Earth's...

• oceans

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• climate

Why do carbon dioxide concentrations and surface temperatures show the relationship seen in this graph?

• lower carbon dioxide levels cause less heat to be retained in Earth's atmosphere

• Higher carbon dioxide levels cause more heat to be retained in Earth's atmosphere

• lower carbon dioxide levels cause more heat to be retained in Earth's atmosphere

• higher carbon dioxide levels cause less heat to be retained in Earth's atmosphere

The increase in the average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere is referred to by scientists as...

• Albedo effect

• greenhouse effect

• global warming

• global cooling