Climate effects
True or False: Climate change can cause both severe droughts in some parts of the world and heavy flooding in others.
True
Is the earths temperature rising or decreasing
rising
where in the world does it always snow.
a. north pole
b. south pole
c.iceland
d.all of the above
e.north and south pole
what is the north and south pole
what obsorbs around 90% of the heat trapped by greenhouse gasses.
the ocean
A) Rising sea levels
is the sea level rising or decreasing
rising
what is precipitation
precipitation is any form of water that falls from the sky to the ground.
what percentage of all fresh water on earth is locked up in glaciers.
a. 10%
b. 50%
c. 75%
d.85.2
c. 75%
A large volume of ocean water moving inland is called a
Storm Surge
do glaciers retreat higher or lower into the mountains when there is less precipitation for a longer the usual period of time.
higher
what temperature does it have to be in order for snow to melt
above 0 degrees Celsius
True or False: Glaciers are like giant mirrors
True
What is the name of the climate phenomenon characterized by the unusual warming of surface waters in the Pacific Ocean?"
el nino
when water obsorbes more energy from the sun does the temperature rise of lower.
the temperature rises because the warm water also warms the air above it.
what temperature does it have to be in order for precipitation to fall as snow
belove 0 degrees Celsius
How much have Global Sea Levels risen since 1880 (in cm)
a. 8-9 cm
b.19.52-20.57cm
c.21-24cm
d.50-55cm
21-24cm
Name all the great lakes
Lake Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario
when polar ice melts what happens to the sea level?
the sea level rises because the melted ice flows back into the ocean causing the sea level to rise
how do glaciers form.
snow that doesn't melt in the summer accumulates and layers on top of each other and the pressure turns the lower layers into ice
how long is the largest glacier in the world.
a. 50 miles
b. 150 miles
c. 219 miles
d.270 miles
the largest glacier in the world is 270 miles and it's name is the lambert glacier and it is found in antarctica