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What gasses trap the sun's heat?

greenhouse gasses

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These regions of the Earth that are experiencing the most dramatic changes due to climate change.

the arctic

100

What is climate change?


a change in global or regional climate patterns

100

What process naturally removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

photosynthesis

100

Fossil fuels are a renewable resource.

True or Falsle

False

200

Why is the increase of Greenhouse gasses a big issue?

It causes climate change and increase in the global temerature

200

Which two green house gases contribute the most to global warming?

Carbon dioxide and Methane

200

Which country is presently emitting the most  CO2?

China

200

Oil, coal and gas

What are 3 examples of fossil fuels?

200

The average weather for a region over a long period of time is. _______________.

Climate

300

what's the difference between weather and climate

weather takes place over a short period of time (days/weeks) and climate takes place after a long time (decades/centuries)

300

How do green house gases cause the Earth's temperature to rise?

They absorb the sun's radiation and trap heat

300

These are three types of greenhouse gases.

What are carbon dioxide, methane, and ozone?

300

What would be Earth's temperature without green house gases?

Earth's temperatures would be cold, oceans would freeze

300

All of the radiation from the sun is absorbed by the Earth.

True or False

False

400

What is the greenhouse effect?

Certain gasses in the atmosphere trap heat and warm the Earth

400

Burning these contributes to global warming.

Burning fossil fuels

400

This uncontrolled fire spreads rapidly, often igniting in forests, grasslands, or other dry areas. It can be fueled by high winds and dry conditions, and is a frequent threat in places like California and Australia.

Wildfires

400

How can global warming cause sea levels to rise?

Melting glaciers and ice caps

400

what does anthropogenic mean

originating in human activity

500

What activities are the largest contributors of greenhouse gases in the world?

Burning fossil fuels

500

What do we call the act in cutting down trees and other shrubbery.

deforestation

500

List the mentioned environmental impacts of climate change.

poverty and displacement

a warming, rising ocean

increased drought

hotter temperatures 

loss of species

not enough food

500

How can we as humans minimize the amout of green house gases we emit into the atmosphere?

drive less / use public transpo

unplug

composting

500

what is El Nino

the warming of the oceans surface, above average sea temperatures usually in the central and eastern tropical pacific ocean