Climate Change

Water vapor is a greenhouse gas

• True

• False

Visible light reaches Earth’s surface while infrared light is trapped as heat. Which characteristic of Earth’s atmosphere causes this to happen?

• the hole in the ozone

• the greenhouse effect

• atmospheric pressure

• the inversion layer

Changes in temperature are expected to be greatest

• near the equator

• near the poles

• between the equator and the North Pole

• between the equator and the South Pole

The reservoir that holds the most Carbon dioxide, in various forms, is which?

• Geosphere (Earth and soils)

• Atmosphere (Air)

• Hydrosphere (Oceans)

• Biosphere (Living things)

How much has the Earth warmed, because of anthropogenic climate change?

• 1º F

• 6º F

• 1º C

• 6º C

Climate change has potential to shutdown the global conveyor belt

• TRUE

• FALSE

Climate change has increased acidification of the oceans

• TRUE

• FALSE

Climate change has resulted in displacement of organisms & likely to cause additional extinctions due to sea level rise

• TRUE

• FALSE

Climate change has started, and will continue, to redistribute growing conditions and fresh water

• TRUE

• FALSE

Climate change has disrupted natural cycles and "confused" ecosystems

• TRUE

• FALSE