Climate Change 1
What historical event in the 1800s caused average global temperatures to increase drastically?
The Industrial Revolution
True or False: 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 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.
What process naturally removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and releases oxygen
photosynthesis
Fossil fuels are a renewable resource.
True or Falsle
False
What are the 3 main green house gasses
methane, water vapor, carbon dioxide
How do green house gases cause the Earth's temperature to rise?
They absorb the sun's radiation and trap heat
How does deforestation contribute to climate change?
Deforestation removes trees, which are natural carbon sinks, leading to an increase in atmospheric CO2 levels.
How would Earth's temperature be without green house gases?
Earth's temperatures would be cold, oceans would freeze
All of the radiation from the sun is absorbed by the Earth.
True or False
False
Why is the increase of Greenhouse gasses a big issue?
It causes climate change and increase in the global temerature
Which two green house gases contribute the most to global warming?
Carbon dioxide and Methane
Which countries are presently emitting the most CO2? ( list 1)
US or China
What are 3 examples of fossil fuels?
Oil, coal and gas
What word describes the average weather for a region over a long period of time: _______________.
Climate
What is formed when you combine carbon dioxide and water
carbonic acid
Burning these contributes to global warming.
Burning fossil fuels
what is the process that emits CO2 into the atmosphere
Combustion
How can global warming cause sea levels to rise?
Melting glaciers and ice caps
Name the 2 places on earth that act as carbon sinks
How does carbon move between the lithosphere to the atmosphere
Mining and burning of fossil fuels from humans or Volcanic Eruption
What are shells made of
calcium carbonate
How does carbon move from the Biosphere to the lithosphere
Death and fossilisation of an animal
How can we as humans minimize the amout of green house gases we emit into the atmosphere?
drive less
turn off lights
burn fewer fossil fuels
What is the main source of methane emissions that contributes to climate change?
Agriculture, particularly livestock farming (cattle, sheep, etc.), as well as landfills.