Climate Change 1
Which of these are evidence of global climate change?
a) Rising global temperatures
b) Melting ice caps/sea levels rising
c) More severe storms
d) All of the above
d) All of the above
What do we call the act of cutting down trees and shrubbery?
Deforestation
What does latitude mean?
The distance a place is from the equator
What process naturally removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. (hint! It is why we should NOT cut down so many trees)
photosynthesis - oxygen from trees!
Fossil fuels are a renewable resource.
True or Falsle
False
What is NOT an example of a fossil fuel?
a) oil
b) wood
c) gas
d) coal
b) wood
Which two green house gases contribute the most to global warming?
Carbon dioxide and Methane
How does a locations proximity to bodies of water affect its climate?
Being near water makes the air cooler, and more moist and humid
Cools down the temperature
Oil, coal and gas.....respond with the question
What are 3 examples of fossil fuels?
The average weather for a region over a long period of time is. _______________.
Climate
Which of these is NOT an example of a greenhouse gas?
a) carbon monoxide
b) nitrous oxide
c) methane
d) carbon dioxide
a) carbon monoxide
What is the main cause of climate change?
Humans burning fossil fuels
How does altitude affect climate?
The higher up you go the cooler it gets!
Living near mountains is chilly!
What would be Earth's temperature without green house gases?
Earth's temperatures would be cold, oceans would freeze
All of the radiation from the sun is absorbed by the Earth.
True or False
False - Earth's atmosphere absorbs the radiation! You must be specific!
What is the greenhouse effect?
a) Gases are being trapped and making the temperature cooler
b) Gases are being trapped and making the temperature increase
c) Plants need a place to grow when the weather is cold
b) Gases are being trapped and making the temperature increase
What is the definition of climate change?
a) The Earth's temperature is rising and affecting its habitable climate
b) The Earth's temperature is cooling and affecting its habitable climate
a) The Earth's temperature is rising and affecting its habitable climate
As global warming continues, the intensity of what type of storm that hits coastlines is predicted to increase?
Hurricanes and tsunamis
How can global warming cause sea levels to rise?
Melting glaciers and ice caps
How does the suns output and orbital variations affect climate?
a) more energy from the sun makes it warm
b) changes in orbit can affect the amount of sun we get (more or less, the ice age was caused by a change in Earths orbit!)
c) Ridiculous
d) Both a and b
d) Both a and b
What 3 things give Earth a habitable climate?
1. The sun traps heat
2. Earth's Systems (land, water, air, etc) work together
3. Atmosphere - protects us from radiation from the sun and traps heat
How do the sun and Earth's systems work together to keep the climate just right?
Hint: 3 things - G word, C word, I word
Greenhouses trap heat from the sun
Clouds reflect sunlight back to space so it doesn't get toooooo hot
Ice and snow reflect sunlight to keep the North and South poles cool
What does rural and urban mean?
a) rural means city urban means country/town
b) Rural means country/town, urban means city
c) IDK
d) If you answer IDK on a test we will send the pic to your family!
b) Rural means country/town, urban means city
Cities have buildings that absorb heat and wind so it is WARMER in the cities!
How can we as humans minimize the amount of green house gases we emit into the atmosphere and combat climate change?
drive less
turn off lights
burn fewer fossil fuels
reduce reuse recycle
plant trees/cut down less trees
make a garden to grow your own food to save transportation costs - often food gets shipped in from other countries which costs a lot of money
What are some effects of climate change? How many can you get?
Animals can lose their homes/become extinct
Plants can die/become extinct
More pollution is bad for all of us
Floods, droughts, an increase in natural disasters
More heat means more forest fires
More farms more methane
Less farms less food and increased prices