Sustainability and Climate Change

Sustainable is good for what three things?

• Environment

• People (social)

• Economy

• Weather

Which key term is associated with human activity changing global temperatures?

• Climate change

• Global warming

Which activity is a human cause of climate change?

• Deforestation

• Orbital change

• Volcanoes

• Solar output

Which activity is a human cause of climate change?

• Orbital change

• Cattle ranching

• Volcanoes

• Solar output

Which of the following is a physical cause of climate change?

• Cattle ranching

• Burning fossil fuels

• Orbital change

• Deforestation

Which of the following is a physical cause of climate change?

• Cattle ranching

• Burning fossil fuels

• Solar output

• Petrol and diesel cars

Reorder the following steps to explain global warming

• This thickens the atmosphere

• Heat from the sun gets trapped

• Then temperatures rise.

• Sun's rays go through the atmosphere

• Human activities like deforestation and burning fossil fuels give off CO2

Methane and Carbon Dioxide are examples of what?

• Greenhouse gases
• Ozone gases

• Toxic gases
• Noble gases

What does mitigation mean?

• To stop something from happening

• To change to suit your environment

What does adaptation mean?

• To stop something from happening

• To change to suit your environment