What is it?
What is the definition of weather?
The day to day changes in the earth's atmosphere locally
What greenhouse gas is causing the temperature to rise?
Carbon Dioxide
True or False: Climate change affects more than just temperature.
TRUE
True or False: humans cannot do anything to slow down climate change
FALSE
What color is a polar bear's fur?
White
What is the definition of climate?
The pattern of the weather conditions over a long period of time for a large area
Who is the main reason for Earth's warming temperature?
Humans
What are some other changes besides temperature caused by global climate change?
Instead of traveling by car, what can we do to lower carbon dioxide emissions?
Bike, walk, public transportation, carpool.
What color is a polar bear's skin?
Black
Earth is surrounded by a layer of gases called what?
Atmosphere
Where is all of this extra carbon dioxide coming from?
Burning fossil fuels
Describe how to do laundry in a way that reduces the use of fossil fuels.
Wash clothes in cold water and hang them to dry
Where do polar bears hunt?
On sea ice
Without the atmosphere trapping heat, our plant would be very cold like which other planet?
Mars
How many times faster is the climate warming up than the average previous warming periods?
10 times faster
The American Pika can die when exposed to temperatures higher than what number?
78 degrees F
Fill in the blank: Make sure to _____ electronics when you're done using them to save energy.
Unplug
What is a polar bear's main source of food?
Seals
How many ice ages and warming periods has our Earth gone through over the past 650,000 years?
7
How much do scientists predict that climate could warm up by the year 2100?
0.5-8.6 degrees F
What insect carries a deadly disease called malaria?
Mosquitos
To conserve fossil fuels, open windows in the summer instead of doing what?
Blasting air conditioning
What is the cause of changes in polar sea ice?
Global climate change - the ice is forming later in the fall and melting earlier in the spring