Unit 7- Climate Change

Any amount of CO₂ (Carbon Dioxide) in the atmosphere is bad for our planet.

• True
• False

What is one way that carbon enters the atmosphere?

• Sunlight

• Vehicle emissions/Exhaust

The conditions in an area over a long period of time?

• Climate
• Weather

Changes from minute-to-minute, hour-to-hour, day-to-day

• Climate
• Weather

What is the greenhouse effect?

• The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.

• The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.

What is the direct cause of rising sea levels?

• Melting Sea Ice

• Melting Land Ice

The Earth's atmosphere is mainly made of

• air

• snow

Which natural process removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?

• forest fires

• photosynthesis

Increased carbon dioxide may cause global warming by trapping more ____________ in the atmosphere.

• water

• heat

Climate change causes extreme weather conditions such as:

• Flooding

• Heat Waves

• Hurricanes

• All of the above