Oceans
what cities will be most effected by rising sea levels?
Coastal cities
What is land ice? (examples)
Glaciers, ice sheets, ice caps, and permafrost
Released by Deforestation
carbon Dioxide
As krill decreases in the Arctic, name one species that will be affected?
-Penguins
-Whales
Decreasing your consumption of these, will lead to the prevention of greenhouse gas emissions.
Fossil Fuels
What is sea ice?
Frozen seawater, that floats on the oceans surface.
True or false, air temperatures over land have increased one whole degree.
False, .76 increase.
What process results in an influx of methane and bacteria?
Rice field flooding
Rising temperatures are leading to a decline in moose population. True or False
True
Reducing this process, will lead to a decrease in CO2 levels.
Deforestation
An underwater current fueled by mixing of warm and cold saltwater......
The Great ocean Conveyor Belt
An increase in temperature has altered what season?
Growing seasons.
Cattle produce 35-40% of the total amount of what gas?
Methane
Sea ice decline is leading to a decrease in the population of what animal?
Polar Bears
These are all ways to.....
Improve energy efficiency
Name the 2 factors that are causing rising sea level?
-Glacial melting
-Thermal expansion
How many cubic miles of ice per year arelost in the Arctic?
24
When fertilizer is applied, what greenhouse gas is released?
Nitrous oxide
This species of Alaskan fish, are being affected by the changing stream flows, caused by climate change.
Alaskan Salmon
Name one agricultural process, that if reduced, will reduce emissions.
-Cattle raising
-Soil management
-Manure management
What is the typical ocean albedo?
0.06
What is the rate of decrease in land temperature?
.13 degrees per decade
Name the three isotopes of the greenhouse gas carbon.
Carbon-12, carbon-13, and Carbon-14
What change, caused by climate change, is leading to a decline in sea turtles?
- increased storminess
-increased temperatures
Explain how emissions trading works.
a system by which countries and organizations receive permits to produce a specified amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, which they may trade with others.