Definitions
What do we call the act in cutting down trees and other shrubbery.
deforestation
What was the first legally binding protocol that required countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
The Kyoto Protocol
Fossil fuels are a renewable resource.
False
Burning these contributes to global warming.
Fossil fuels
Why is the increase of Greenhouse gasses a big issue?
It causes climate change and increase in the global temerature
The average weather for a region over a long period of time is. _______________.
Climate
The eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815 caused which year to be called “the year without a summer”.
1816
Climate change refers to SHORT-TERM fluctuations in weather patterns.
False. Climate change refers to LONG-TERM shifts in global or regional climate patterns.
What are 3 examples of fossil fuels?
Oil, coal and gas
How can global warming cause sea levels to rise?
Melting glaciers and ice caps
What is the term for the process by which solar radiation is trapped by the Earth's atmosphere, leading to an increase in global temperatures?
The greenhouse effect.
Which 19th-century scientist was often called the “father of climate science” for discovering the greenhouse effect?
John Tyndall
Volcanoes emit more carbon dioxide each year than human activity.
False
What is the main gas that causes the greenhouse effect?
Carbon dioxide
What makes a gas a 'greenhouse' gas?
The ability to trap sunlight/heat
What is global warming?
The gradual heating of the earth via greenhouse gases in the earth's atmosphere that trap heat from the sun and reheat the earth.
Between what years was the Kyoto protocol in operation?
2005 - 2012
(proposed in 1997)
Methane is a less potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.
False
What % of the earth's atmosphere is carbon dioxide?
0.03% - 0.04%
What is the main source of methane emissions that contributes to climate change?
Agriculture, particularly livestock farming (cattle, sheep, etc.), as well as landfills.
What is climate change?
The long-term increase in global temperatures (and change in weather patterns) due to global warming
What historical event in the 1800s caused average global temperatures to increase drastically?
The Industrial Revolution
The first United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP1) was held in Berlin in 199
True
In 2007, which country surpassed the United States as the world’s largest annual emitter of carbon dioxide?
China
How much does the global temperature of the Earth has to rise for all coral reefs to disappear?