NASA's Climate Change Insights

What is the primary focus of NASA's Landsat satellite series?

• Studying deep space phenomena

• Tracking air pollution

• Observing land use and land cover

• Monitoring ocean currents

Which year was tied for the fifth warmest on record according to the presentation?

• 2021

• 2020

• 2022

• 2019

What is a significant source of methane emissions?

• Deforestation

• Agriculture

• Industrial waste

• Solar panels

What does the EMIT instrument on the International Space Station primarily measure?

• Solar flares

• Mineral dust

• Ocean salinity

• Forest density

What is one of the main drivers of global warming according to the presentation?

• Natural climate cycles

• Human activity and greenhouse gases

• Decreased volcanic activity

• Increased solar activity

What is one of the contributing factors to sea level rise?

• Increased volcanic activity

• Thermal expansion of oceans

• Decreased solar radiation

• Increased cloud cover

What is one of the impacts of climate change on hurricanes?

• Hurricanes forming only in the southern hemisphere

• Increase in hurricane intensity

• Hurricanes becoming less predictable

• Decrease in hurricane frequency

What is the role of NASA's aeronautics team in climate change mitigation?

• Creating new satellite communication systems

• Reducing the environmental impact of flying

• Developing new space telescopes

• Designing electric cars

What is the purpose of NASA's Earth Information Center?

• To launch new satellites

• To engage the public and provide accessible climate information

• To train astronauts

• To develop new space missions

What is a key feature of NASA's open-source science initiative?

• Developing new rocket technologies

• Focusing solely on Mars exploration

• Making data user-friendly and accessible to the public

• Restricting data access to scientists only