Climate and Ecosystem

What is the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather can change quickly, while climate changes slowly

• Weather is about temperature, while climate is about rainfall

• Weather affects trees, while climate affects climbing

• Weather is about climate, while climate is about weather

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What are some words commonly used when talking about climate and environment?

• Temperature and rainfall

• Tree and climb

• Weather and climate

• Applause and evidence

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How might a change in climate affect an ecosystem?

• It can cause adaptations in living things

• It can make the weather change quickly

• It can make the climate change slowly

• It can throw the ecosystem off balance

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What is an adaptation of a cactus in a hot and dry climate?

• Waxy and tough outer layer

• Ability to climb trees

• Scales to retain water

• Photosynthesis for energy

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What happens when the bottom of the food chain is affected in an ecosystem?

• The ecosystem becomes more balanced

• The ecosystem becomes more diverse

• The ecosystem becomes unstable

• The ecosystem becomes hotter

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What is causing climate change according to scientists?

• Increase in gases like carbon dioxide

• Decrease in rainfall

• Adaptations of living things

• Changes in weather patterns

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What are scientists trying to do to solve climate change?

• Find ways to reduce carbon dioxide emissions

• Increase the earth's temperature

• Create more deserts

• Study weather patterns

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What are adaptations of living things?

• Characteristics that help them fit into their environment

• Changes in weather patterns

• Effects of climate change

• Solutions to climate change

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