Understanding Climate Change

What is the primary effect of adding more heat-trapping gases to the atmosphere?

• It makes the Earth spin faster.

• It decreases the Earth's average temperature.

• It increases the Earth's average temperature.

• It has no effect on the Earth's temperature.

What term do scientists use to describe the unusual changes in weather patterns?

• Global weirding

• Global stasis

• Global cooling

• Global balancing

Which of the following is NOT a result of global weirding?

• Unusual rain and snow events

• Stronger droughts

• Decreased ocean temperatures

• More frequent heatwaves

How do hurricanes become stronger according to the video?

• By absorbing energy from cold ocean water

• By decreasing in size

• By absorbing energy from warm ocean water

• By moving over land

What does the term 'global warming' fail to fully describe?

• The increase in Earth's average temperature

• The stability of weather patterns

• The complete range of climate change impacts

• The decrease in Earth's average temperature