VOCABULARY
The short-term conditions in an area
WEATHER
Most of the United States is in this temperature zone.
TEMPERATE ZONE
These are some natural causes of climate change that people cannot control.
Continental drift, changes in the sun’s radiation, volcanoes
This kind of alternative energy can power homes and buildings without burning fossil fuels.
SOLAR
Why are parts of Florida especially vulnerable to rising sea levels?
Some parts of Florida are already below sea level.
The process by which gases trap heat
Greenhouse effect
Name 3 of the factors that affect the climate of a particular place
LATITUDE, ALTITUDE, DISTANCE FROM LARGE BODIES OF WATER, OCEAN CURRENTS, and PREVAILING WINDS
Two of the four greenhouse gasses.
Carbon Dioxide, Water Vapor, Methane, Nitrous Oxide
Three human activities that are contributing to global warming.
What are mining/burning fossil fuels; deforestation; agriculture and Industry?
The average yearly temperature along with precipitation are the two factors that determine this
Climate
Sudden or gradual changes in Earth's climate
CLIMATE CHANGE
What is the tropical temperature zone?
Those innocent-looking cows are significant contributors to greenhouse gasses….True or False
When earth’s temperature rises too quickly, (global warming) these kinds of things are impacted.
Polar regions melt too quickly and sea levels rise which can submerge low-lying land along coasts; organisms and animals and people must adapt quickly or die out; higher temperatures mean more water vapor (a greenhouse gas) is trapped
Why has the concentration of carbon dioxide been increasing so rapidly in the last 100 years , years?
Population increased; Humans burning more fossil fuels for energy; more mining; more agriculture
Substances formed from the remains of organisms
FOSSIL FUELS
What two regions of Earth are in the Polar Zone?
NORTH POLE and SOUTH POLE
True or False: The higher the altitude, the colder the weather.
True
These are some examples of energy sources that do not use fossil fuels, and have no greenhouse gas emissions.
Solar, wind, tidal power, geothermal
Using the Cascade Effect, what happens when rising ocean temperatures cause coral reefs to die
CASCADE EFFECT
The three temperature zones and the amount of sun each zone receives
What is temperate (direct sunlight during part of the year;) polar (direct sunlight almost never); and tropical (direct sunlight most of the year)
some ways scientists learn about climate change in the past.
What are studying ice cores, fossils, and tree rings
The four impacts of rising temperatures on earth.
What are: rising sea levels:
polar regions threatened;
living organisms threatened (adapt or perish);
extreme weather conditions (more severe storms, hotter heat waves, colder freezing patterns)
Governments can join with other governments to address rising sea levels.
Governments can provide funding for research to find ways to remove carbon dioxide from the air.