Climate Factors
Which of the following terms refers to long-term weather patterns in an area?
Climate
Why is carbon dioxide considered a greenhouse gas?
It traps radiated energy in the atmosphere, which causes air temperature to rise.
What do most climate models predict about Earth’s global temperature in the near future?
It will rise several more degrees.
How does overfishing affect climate change?
Can cause migration changes, destroy a food web, etc.
Why do areas near the equator have warmer climates than areas near the poles?
Sunlight strikes Earth’s surface more directly at the equator than at the poles.
Which of the following is not a natural process that can affect Earth’s climate?
Lunar Eclipse
As global temperature rise, the global sea level is expected to rise in part because
Glaciers are melting at a faster rate.
How does the overproduction of clothing impact climate change?
Not biodegradable, adds to pollution.
Ocean currents traveling from the equator toward the polar zones carry ___________ water, which helps to ______________ air masses at the poles.
Warm/Warm
How does raising livestock contribute to global warming?
Livestock produces greenhouse gases as part of the digestive process. Producing feed and managing waste also release these gases.
Which of the following is an effect of the loss of sea ice covering northern oceans?
More solar energy is absorbed by ocean water.
How would an increase in sea level affect polar bears?
Losing habitat
Why do most tall mountains have cooler climates than the areas at their bases?
As altitude increases, air temperature decreases. So it will be cooler higher up on the mountain than at its base.
Would you be able to compare this next year's average global temperature to this year's average?
No, it's impossible to predict.
If rising temperatures cause glaciers' ice to melt, name two out of the four cascading effects.
Rising temperatures cause glacier ice to melt → Global sea-level rise → Coastal land floods → Plants are killed as a result of the flood → Animals that rely on the plants are forced to leave to find food or die.
How is an increase in flooding a direct correlation to climate change?
Floods are made more likely by the more extreme weather patterns caused by long-term global climate change.
Why do areas near the equator have warmer climates than areas near the poles?
Sunlight strikes Earth’s surface more directly at the equator than at the poles.
Which of the following individual actions would do the most to reduce atmospheric methane?
Going vegan.
Identify one way that technology might be used to mitigate the effects of climate change. Explain how the technology works to reduce the impact o human activity on climate change.
Solar panels can help lessen the impact. Solar energy is a clean, renewable form of energy that does not release harmful greenhouse gases. Also, it reduces the need to burn fossil fuels.
How do cars and factories emissions affect climate change?
By emitting carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. (pollution)