Global Warming Vocabulary

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..................... trap the heat from the Sun, make the world warmer.

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• greenhouse gases

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Refers to an average increase in the Earth's temperature which in turn causes changes in the climate. A warmer Earth leads to changes in rainfall patterns, sea levels rising, as well as, a wide range of impacts on plants, wildlife and humans.

• climate change

• greenhouse effect

• global warming

• climate

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This is produced as greenhouse gases allow energy from the sun to pass through the Earth's atmosphere, but prevent most of the outgoing heat from the surface and lower the atmosphere from escaping into outer space.

• climate

• climate change

• greenhouse gas

• greenhouse effect

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The gradual increase in the temperature of the atmosphere is known as ________________.

• Greenhouse Effect

• Global Warming

• Carbon Dioxide Gases

• Methane

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The most abundant greenhouse gas is ​ (a)   but the one scientists are most concerned with is ​ (b)   even though there is less of it in the atmosphere because it has a ​ (c)   residence time.

• methane

• shorter

• water vapor

• carbon dioxide

• longer

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exacerbates extreme rainfall and flooding, causing more destructive storms.

• Rising temperatures

• Decreased ocean temperature

• Reduced moisture

• Increased cloud cover

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A direct result of global warming would be ​ (a)   .

• Increases global temperatures

• Melting polar ice caps

• Coral bleaching

• Increased flooding

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What happens to the temperature if more greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere?

• Temperature goes up

• Temperature goes down

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Scientists have observed an increase in global temperatures over the past 100 years. Which phenomena do scientists believe contributes to the increase in temperatures? (a)  

• increase volcanic activity

• increase use of fossil fuels

• planting of more trees

• decrease in water consumption

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