Hot, Hot, Hot
Here Comes the Sun
Burnin' Up
Hot in Herre
Drop It Like It's Hot
100
These large creatures were forced to extinction due to climate change.
Megafauna
100
Carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide are examples of what?
Greenhouse Gases
100
This was a period of prolonged cold temperatures from the 1500's to 1800's. It affected farming, crop production, and human activities and diets.
The Little Ice Age
100
This international agreement tried to get countries to reduce their GHG emissions.
What is the Kyoto Protocol.
100
What is the correlation between CO2 levels and temperature over the past century?
As CO2 rises, so to does the Earth's temperature.
200
Orbital changes, solar output, volcanic activity, and asteroid collisions are all examples of...
Natural Causes of Climate Change
200
How does deforestation contribute to climate change?
Forests absorb the Earth's CO2.
200
This country lies along the River Ganges and is naturally sinking. Climate change could ruin it.
Bangladesh.
200
Driving hybrid cars and using reusable bags at the shop are examples of...
Ways that humans can be more eco-friendly and help mitigate the impacts of climate change.
200
USA, Brazil, and China are three countries that could improve on what...?
Their fuel emissions output.
300
Changes to the Earth's ________ can affect the amount of sunlight the Earth receives.
Orbit. As the Earth orbits, the amount of sunlight received fluctuates.
300
What is one advantage developed countries have over developing countries when it comes to dealing with climate change?
Money, infrastructure.
300
Farming, crop production, and ice skating were all common in London during this period.
The Little Ice Age
300
Global warming is mostly attributed to the activities of this group.
Humans.
300
This former US President candidate has given numerous speeches on the dangers of climate change.
Al Gore.
400
Describe two ways human activity is contributing to climate change.
Driving cars, deforestation, industries, over-consumption
400
This recent natural disaster in the Phillippines is yet another example of the many dangers of climate change.
Typhoon Haiyan
400
Why do some parts of the world have more GHG emissions than others?
Population, industry, economy
400
When outgoing heat radiation is trapped by CO2 and other gases and warms the Earth's atmosphere, this process is refferred to as the...
Greenhouse Effect
400
Explain two ways the UK can be negatively affected by climate change.
More rainfall leading to floods, costs to prevent displacement, taking on many immigrants from poorer countries, sea levels rising, drastic temperature shifts
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