Climate change

The pattern of weather conditions over many years is called…

• Weather

• Season

• Climate

What is the main cause of climate change?

• The sun

• Gases dumped into the air from human activities

• Volcanoes

• Changes in the earth's orbit

What are the results of climate change?

• Ice sheets and glaciers melt, sea-levels rise threatening coastal regions

•  More common extreme weather e.g. rainstorms, hurricanes, droughts and heatwaves

•  Rapid environmental change leading to the extinction of many plants and animals

• All of the above

Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?

• Carbon dioxide

• Methane

• Oxygen

• Water vapor

What is the greenhouse effect?

• 2. A house on Earth to grow plants

• 1. A layer of gases surrounding the Earth

• 1. How plants grow

• 1. How animals survive

The increase in the average temperature of the earth’s atmosphere is referred to by scientists as…

• Global warming

• Thermo-climate

• Earth Charge

What is the name of gas released into the atmosphere when we burn fossil fuel for energy like coal, oil and natural gas?

• Oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

• Hydrogen

What are the gases called that become trapped in the earth’s atmosphere and are heating the planet?

• Humidity

• Precipitation

• Greenhouse gases

Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?

• Carbon dioxide

• Methane

• Water Vapor

Which of these countries emits the most carbon dioxide?

• USA

• RUSSIA

• CHINA

• AUSTRALIA