Climate Change

What is another name for climate change??

• extreme weather

• climate and culture specialist

• global warming

• change climate

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What is one piece of evidence that scientists use to support the idea of global warming??

• The average temperature of the Earth's surface and the average global temperature are both increasing

• The sun is travelling closer to the Earth

• The Earth is drifting closer to the sun

• The temperature of the sun is getting hotter

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What do scientists use to collect information about the Earth’s atmosphere??

• buckets to measure the rain

• pencils

• satellites

• sticks and stones

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The Earth needs some gases to trap ___________from the sun. We need this to make the Earth habitable for humans .

• heat

• atoms

• dust

• molecules

The gases that trap heat from the sun and make the Earth habitable for humans are called.....

• helium gas

• greenhouse gas

• Citgo Gas Station gas

• water vapor gas

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Global warming is the idea that humans have over burdened the Earth with an abundance of greenhouse gas and the Earth is trapping too much heat from the sun. Humans have created too many greenhouses gases by....(two answers)

• having too many domesticated pets

• burning fossil fuels

• deforestation (cutting down too many trees)

• not recycling enough paper

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What is a good definition of climate change???

• A change in the economic habits of the consumer.

• Climate change refers to the long term shift of temperatures and weather patterns.

• A change in attitude and mood of the general population

• A change in consumer activities

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What does the burning of fossil fuels have to do with global warning/climate change

• Fossil fuels are used instead of the sun's energy

• They create greenhouse gases which traps too much heat in the Earth's atmosphere

• They allow people to drive their cars faster.

• The sun is forced to work harder .

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What does the destruction of trees (deforestation) have to do with climate change?

• There are less trees to absorb the carbon dioxide CO2

• Trees trap too much of the sun's energy

• Trees can block the heat of the sun

• Trees look nice and put people in a better mood when they are hot.

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What is another way to say carbon dioxide??

• AG

• AU

• CO2

• H2O