Consequences of Climate Change

Which of the following is NOT evidence of global warming?

• Sea level rising
• Loss of Arctic Sea Ice
• Less Water Vapor in the Air
• More extreme weather events

Climate change causes extreme weather conditions such as:

• Flooding
• Heat Waves
• Hurricanes
• All of the above

The amount of carbon dioxide CO₂ in the atmosphere is decreasing. 

• True
• False

Which human activity contributes the MOST carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?

• Fishing
• Breathing
• Burning Fossil Fuels
• Farming

Possible human solutions for limiting global warming and climate change are...

• being more energy-efficient

• using renewable sources of energy

• removing carbon from fossil fuel emissions

• all of the above

Melting land ice...

• causes sea levels to rise because it adds water to the ocean.

• does not cause sea levels to rise because the water fills the space left by the melted sea ice.

Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?

• atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960
• Hawaii has a lot of carbon dioxide
• humans have been working hard to decrease carbon dioxide levels
• atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960

Which is a natural source of greenhouse gases?

• aerosols
• deforestation
• volcanic eruptions
• burning fossil fuels

The general weather patterns for a given region is called ___

• weather
• climate
• hydrosphere
• temperature

The condition of the atmosphere on different parts of the planet is called ___

• weather
• climate
• geosphere
• humidity