Climate Change

The average, year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area:

• Tropical Zone

• Climate

• El Niño

• La Niña

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A gradual increase in the average temperature of Earth's atmosphere:

• Global Warming

• Greenhouse Gas

• El Niño

• Climate

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Gases in the atmosphere that trap heat; carbon dioxide (CO₂) is a major one:

• Greenhouse Gas

• Global Warming

• Sunspot

• CFCs

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Climate change is:

• not something we should worry about.

• something that happened long ago.

• a serious global issue.

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97% of all scientists believe that climate change is caused by:

• only natural occurrences.

• only human activities.

• BOTH, human activities AND natural occurrences.

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The burning of _____________, such as coal, oil, and natural gas adds Greenhouse gases to our atmosphere warming our atmosphere.

• fossil fuels

• renewable energy

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Which Greenhouse Gas is the biggest contributor to climate change?

• Carbon Dioxide

• Methane

• Nitrous Oxide

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Humans, animals, and plants are all affected by climate.

• True

• False

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Climate DOES NOT determine the severity of droughts, storms, and floods.

• True

• False

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CO2 and other greenhouse gases (GHG) reduce the rate at which heat can escape into space.

• True

• False

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