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What is psychological distance in regards to climate change?

Distant or abstract problem that does not affect them directly, leading to a lack of personal concern.

100

What cases species distribution? 

Shifts in forest zones

100

Name one current event caused by climate change

Answers can vary: hurricanes, floods, wildfires etc

100

Global warming

The recent and ongoing global average increase in temperature near the Earths surface

100

give one example of a way in which co2 levels have been rising

burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, industrial processes, agriculture and waste management

200

True/ False: people might decline the impacts of climate change due to economic reasons

True!
200

True/ False: Floods and droughts can impact communities socially and economically

True

200

Ice cores extracted from _____ confirm that CO2 and temperature have gone up and down together over the past 150,000 years

Antarctica

200

Ecosystem

Any natural unit or entity including living and non-living parts that interact to produce a stable system through cyclic exchange of materials

200

When did climate change officially "start"

1800s

300

What big corporations might downplay global warming?

Big corporations tied to fossil fuels, such as the coal, oil, and gas industries.

300

What are some examples of what Increased temperature can result in?

Increased evaporation, earlier snowmelt

300

In 1968, scientist predicted the _____

 Melting ice caps

300

Climate change

Refers to any significant change in the measures of climate lasting for an extended period of time.

300

What is the main cause of climate change?

Human activities

400

What is one way that misinformation regarding climate change can rapidly spread?

Social Media

400

What does decreased moisture in trees and soil cause

Higher risk of wildfires

400

What are some impacts of the melting Of Greenland Ice Sheet?

Increased sea levels

400

Examples of Extreme weather events

hurricanes, heatwaves, droughts, floods, wildfires, blizzards, landslides etc

400

what does the burning of fossil fuels generate 

greenhouse gas emissions

500

How many Americans don't believe that climate change is real?

14%

500

Changes in rainfall can cause shifts in ______ patterns 

Rainfall
500

Date in which proof that global temperatures are rising was found (year)

1938

500

Fossil fuels

Materials formed from decayed plants and animals that have been converted to crude oil, coal, natural gas, or heavy oils by exposure to heat and pressure in the earth's crust over hundreds of millions of years

500

non-greenhouse gasses such as ____ don't absorb infrared light because they have symmetric charge distributions while vibrating

(info from video)

oxygen