CLIMATE

What is the main difference between weather and climate?

• Weather refers to long-term atmospheric conditions, while climate is short-term.

• Weather is the condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time, while climate is the average weather pattern over a long period.

• Weather can be predicted accurately for long periods, whereas climate cannot.

• Climate is only concerned with temperature, while weather includes other elements like humidity and precipitation.

How does climate change primarily impact weather?

• It has no significant impact on weather.

• It makes weather patterns more predictable.

• It can lead to more extreme and unpredictable weather events.

• It only affects the weather in polar regions.

What is the role of greenhouse gases in climate change?

• They cool the Earth's surface by reflecting sunlight.

• They trap heat in the atmosphere, leading to global warming.

• They have no effect on climate or weather.

• They increase oxygen levels in the atmosphere.

Which of the following elements is commonly measured to describe the weather?

• Stock market trends

• Temperature

• Soil composition

• Population density

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 of the following have been changed or altered due to climate change ?

• droughts

• flooding

• melting of polar ice caps

• all of the above

Which of the following is an example of a greenhouse gas?

• Carbon Dioxide
• Nitrogen
• Oxygen
• Neon

What is a long-term change in the average weather patterns that have come to define Earth's local, regional and global climates?

• climate change

• global warming

• pollution

• greenhouse effect

Which of the following can affect how much

energy will be absorbed by Earth's atmosphere?

• carbon dioxide

• nitrogen dioxide

• argon

• nitrogen

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

• Fishing
• Breathing
• Burning Fossil Fuels
• Farming