Climate Change

What is the definition of "Climate"?

• Day-to-day atmospheric conditions

• Long-term weather pattern in an area

• Increase in Earth's average temperature

• Natural process that warms Earth's surface

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What does "Weather" refer to?

• Long-term weather pattern in an area

• Day-to-day atmospheric conditions

• Increase in Earth's average temperature

• Natural process that warms Earth's surface

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What is "Global Warming"?

• Long-term weather pattern in an area

• Day-to-day atmospheric conditions

• Increase in Earth's average temperature

• Natural process that warms Earth's surface

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What is the "Greenhouse Effect"?

• Long-term weather pattern in an area

• Day-to-day atmospheric conditions

• Increase in Earth's average temperature

• Natural process that warms Earth's surface

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Which of the following is an example of climate?

• A thunderstorm in Florida

• Lake Effect Snow in Western New York

• Polar Climate in Antarctica and Alaska

• A sunny day in California

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What is an example of weather?

• Tropical Climate in Hawaii

• Lake Effect Snow in Western New York

• Desert Climate in Sahara

• Polar Climate in Antarctica

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What can influence climate change?

• Only humans

• Only nature

• Both humans and nature

• Neither humans nor nature

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What is the process called when solar radiation is absorbed by the Earth's atmosphere to heat up the air?

• The Greenhouse Effect

• The Ozone Layer Effect

• The Solar Flare Effect

• The Atmospheric Effect

What happens when greenhouse gases absorb heat from solar radiation?

• Earth's surface warms

• Earth's surface cools

• Earth's atmosphere becomes thinner

• Earth's atmosphere becomes thicker

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What has increased in the last decade according to the evidence of climate change?

• Formation of glaciers

• Melting of glaciers and ice sheets

• Stability of ice sheets

• Decrease in sea levels

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