Understanding Climate Change

What is the greenhouse effect?

Name three greenhouse gases.

Name three sources of increased greenhouse gas emissions.

What effect is increased greenhouse gas emission having on the atmosphere?

• Global Warming

• Global Cooling

• Plate movement

• None of the Above

What is climate change?

Why are natural regions such as the Amazon important when it comes to understanding climate change?

What will happen to sea levels if the Greenland ice sheet melts completely?

What is a drought?

• Large amounts of water in an area.

• Lack of water due to low temperatures.

• Lack of water due to high temperatures.

• None of the above.

Why will climate change produce more storms?

• Temperatures will rise causing more evaporation to occur.

• Temperatures will decrease causing more evaporation to occur.

• Temperatures will rise causing less evaporation to occur.

• None of the above

What country will disappear if sea levels continue to rise?

• Germany

• Neatherlands

• Finland

• Ireland