Climate Change
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is day to day climate is long term (usually 30 years).
What effect does the greenhouse effect have on the earth?
It warms the earth.
Who can be a part of the solution to climate change?
Everyone.
Who is affected by climate change?
Everyone.
Is the New River Gorge more or less resistant to the effects of climate change?
More resistant.
What is one of the changes we are seeing in our climate?
Rising temperatures, rising sea levels, increased extreme weather events...
True or False: Without the greenhouse effect, the earth would be uninhabitable.
True
What are two ways YOU can help to mitigate climate change?
What is causing increased CO2 in the atmosphere?
Burning fossil fuels for energy.
What is a keystone species?
A species that many other species relies on in an ecosystem.
Name the primary cause of global warming.
The greenhouse effect.
Name a greenhouse gas.
Carbon dioxide, Methane, Water vapor...
What is one example of renewable energy?
Solar, wind, hydro
What is one way climate change is posing danger to human life?
Floods, rising sea levels, not able to grow as much food...
Name one plant or animal that is vulnerable to climate change in New River Gorge.
Bat, hemlock...
True or False: WE ARE DOOOOOOOOOOMED!!
False.
What is a carbon sink?
A place that takes in large amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere.
What are two examples of fossil fuels?
Coal, oil, natural gas
Name one way that climate change is harming plant or animal life.
Loss of habitat, extreme weather events...
What is an invasive species?
Something that doesn't belong in an ecosystem that is harming native life.
Name a greenhouse gas other than carbon dioxide.
Water Vapor, Methane, Halocarbons
What is carbon sequestration?
What role do large forests play in mitigating climate change?
All plant life in the forest sequesters CO2 through photosynthesis.
Which of the following is NOT caused by of climate change? A) Volcanos erupting B) Increased Extreme Weather Events C) Increased Wildfires D) All of the above
A
What makes the New River Gorge Resilient to climate change?
Varying topography, microclimates.