What causes hurricanes to form?

• Cold air traveling over the area.

• Warm water mixing with cooler water and air.

• Excess snow in the area.

• Excess rain in the area?

The way scientist measure the size of a hurricane is called?

• Fujita system

• Categories

• F1-F5

• Saffir Simpson

What is not an examplesof how humans mitigate the effects of natural disasters.

• Choosing appropriate building material.

• Having a way to safety proof your house.

• Leave the area in times are natural hazards.

• Putting your house on stilts or far enough away from sea level.

As carbon dioxide goes up the temperature?

• Drops

• Remains Constant

• Increases

The __________ is the way in which heat is trapped close to the surface of the Earth by gasses.

• greenhouse effect

• fossil fuels

• heat effect

• global effect

What is not a direct affect from the increase in temperatures and climate change.

• Ice caps are melting.

• Plants and tree are growing larger.

• Birds are not migrating further south.

• Impacts on the ecosystem like loss of habitat.

• More natural disasters are occurring.

The measure of you and your families release of carbon emissions is called?

• footprints

• fossil fuels

• emission footprint

• carbon footprint

Check the examples of how to reduce your carbon footprint.(4)

• Turn off lights when not in room.

• Eat food that comes from your local area.

• Travel by car as much as possible

• Recycle instead of throwing everything in the trash.

• Use energy efficient lighting.

Why do some countries contribute more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than others?

• They are lazy.

• They do not know the other options

• They do not have the resources to switch to a more green way of living.

• They do not care about the environment.

Check the 3 main greenhouse gasses

• Carbon Dioxide

• Methane

• Nitrogen

• Sulfur Gas