6 Elements of Climate
Weather changes
Data collection
Consequence of change
Random
100
Does Solar Radiation cause global warming?
NO! The excess CO2 and greenhouse gases in the air is the cause
100
The earths temperature is __________. (rising or falling)
Rising
100
How did scientists measure the CO2 levels thousands of years ago?
The collected Ice Cores
100
What Greenhouse gas comes from raising cows?
Methane
100
What is climate change?
The change in the average conditions on earth
200
True or False: The earths temp always fluctuates
TRUE
200
What can drier conditions cause?
drought, wildfires, hotter temps
200
What tool is used to measure sea level rise?
Sea level Gauge
200
What do greenhouse gasses do?
Trap heat in the atmosphere
200
What is our current PPM of CO2 in the air?
419ppm
300
This is the pressure of the air on earth
Atmospheric pressure
300
What can the air carry on the wind?
Heat, moisture, pollutants, pollen, etc...
300
What is this graph depicting? 
The fluctuation of carbon over thousands of years
300
What specifically causes the sea levels to rise?
Glacier ice melt
300
Precipitation has an effect on our climate by the amount of water that falls in an area.
Higher amounts of precipitation cause this...
more rainfall amounts and more intense storms & floods
400
What causes wind?
Differences in the Atmospheric pressure
400
How are the hydrosphere and the atmosphere related?
Hydrosphere is all the water on earth and some of that water is found in the atmosphere as water vapor and clouds
400
What are some molecules we can trace in the air that are considered Greenhouse Gases?
CO2, Methane, Water Vapor, Chlorofluorocarbons
400
Coral reefs are rapidly being destroyed by ocean acidification.
What is Ocean Acidification?
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Excess CO2 is absorbed into the ocean
400
What is the main cause of the rapid climate change we see today is because of....
Human Activity!!
500
The amount of Water Vapor in the air is called what?
Humidity
500
Getting rid of Carbon Sinks (Ex: deforestation takes out trees) causes what result?
Higher levels of CO2 in the air
500
What event has caused CO2 levels to jump up 42% since the 1800's
The industrial Revolution
500
How much has the earth warmed in the last century?
~2 degrees
500
Flashback to the WATER CYCLE: What is it called when Plants lose water into the air? (liquid to gas)
Transpiration