Climate Change

Which of the following events would be MOST likely to add Greenhouse Gases to the atmosphere?

• Hurricane

• Tsunami

• Forest Fire

• Ecological Succession

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The following are Greenhouse Gases:

• Carbon Dioxide

• Methane

• Salt

• Phosphorus

• Water vapor

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Why is Carbon Dioxide considered to be a Greenhouse Gas?

• It is a combination of natural and human forces

• It has a biogeochemical cycle

• It is a type of weather that occurs during a particular season

• It absorbs and reradiates infrared radiation to warm the Earth

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What is climate?

• The daily weather changes of an area.

• The average weather of a specific area.

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Which gas(es) below is/are NOT primarily considered a greenhouse gas? [Choose 1 to 5 options.]

• Carbon dioxide

• Carbon monoxide

• Nitrous oxide

• Methane

• Nitrogen dioxide

Answer explanation

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How much have global average temperatures increased in the last century?

• 2°F

• 2°C

• 5°C

• 5°F

Answer explanation

That is about 1°C. [Source: NASA Climate Resource]

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Why does global warming cause sea levels to rise? [Choose 1 to 4 options.]

• Warm ocean waters expand more.

• Seismic activity in the ocean increases in warmer temperatures.

• Glacial ice is melted and this adds water to the oceans.

• The Earth's core expands in warm temperatures, elevating the ocean floor.

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Where have some of the strongest and earliest impacts of global warming occurred?

• The tropics

• The Northern latitudes

• The subtropics

Answer explanation

Some of the fastest-warming regions on the planet include Alaska, Greenland and Siberia. These Arctic environments are highly sensitive to even small temperature increases, which can melt sea ice, ice sheets and permafrost, and lead to changes in Earth's reflectance ("albedo"). [Source: NASA Climate resource]

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As average global temperature rises, ___________.

• average precipitation increases

• average precipitation decreases

• average precipitation decreases

Answer explanation

Higher temperatures give rise to a more active water cycle, which means faster and greater evaporation and precipitation and more extreme weather events. [Source: NASA Climate resource]

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What is the definition of weather?

• The condition of the air/atmosphere around the Earth

• The pattern of weather over time

• Rain and Snow

• When water falls from the sky

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