Climate Impacts on Natural Systems (Mastery Quiz)

Which of the following are impacts of climate change on natural systems?

• Increases in atmospheric and ocean surface temperature

• Changes to ocean circulations

• Changes in precipitation on land

• Depletion of the ozone layer

Which of the following are impacts of climate change on aquatic ecosystems?

• Threats to coral reefs

• Protection of endangered marine animals

• Disruption of marine food webs

• Ocean acidification

Which of the following are impacts of climate change on terrestrial ecosystems?

• Threats to flora and fauna

• Excessive rainfall

• Droughts

• Volcanic eruptions

_____ _____________ refers to the reduction in the pH of the ocean over an extended period of time, causing it to become more acidic.

_____ _________ is a phenomenon in which corals lose their colour and become white as the algae living in them leave them.

______ _____ are reservoirs, natural or artificial, that absorb and store more carbon than it emits. These include forests, oceans and mangroves.

When did Earth's atmospheric temperature start increasing significantly?

• Covid-19

• World War II

• Industrial Revolution

• Green Revolution

How is climate change expected to affect the global ocean circulation?

• Climate change slows down the global ocean circulation

• Climate change speeds up the global ocean circulation

• Climate change does not affect the global ocean circulation

• The effect is unknown

Which of the following sentence(s) is/are true?

• Wet regions are expected to get wetter due to increased precipitation

• Dry regions are expected to get drier due to decreased precipitation

• Occurrences of excessive rainfall are expected to decrease

• Occurrences of droughts are expected to decrease

Corals have a _________ relationship with algae that live in them. These algae are the corals' primary food source and give them their colour.