Climate Change

Front

Fossil fuels are _____________-containing fuels that formed millions of years ago from organisms.

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carbon

Front

What most likely caused the doubling of ground-level ozone since 1850?

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Emissions from vehicles & industrial processes

Front

The release of primary air pollutants, such as carbon monoxide, VOCs, and particulate matter can lead to:

• lung irritation and damage
• breathing problems
• damage to ecosystems and acid rain
• all of these

Back

all of these

Front

The Clean Air Act reduces ___________ of pollutants that harm human health and lead to environmental problems. Options: groundwater, emissions, diversions, byproducts

Back

emissions

Front

The oceans affect climate by transporting heat and absorbing _________________. Options: oxygen, ozone, carbon dioxide, nitrogen.

Back

carbon dioxide

Front

During a/an _________________ event, surface water becomes warmer than usual in the Pacific Ocean, which causes rainstorms and flooding in typically dry areas of land.

Back

El Nino

Front

Ice sheets in Antarctica are melting and breaking off into the ocean at a rate that is alarming to scientists.

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True

Front

Does deforestation have an effect on climate?

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False

Front

The 3 main factors that influence Earth’s climate are: the sun, global wind patterns, and _____________.

Back

the oceans

Front

A natural process in which certain gases in the atmosphere keep heat near the surface of the Earth and prevent it from radiating into space.

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the greenhouse effect