Unit 7- Climate Change

The impact on the planet due to global warming is called...

• climate change

• the seasons

Any amount of CO₂ (Carbon Dioxide) in the atmosphere is bad for our planet.

• True
• False

The conditions in an area over a long period of time?

• Climate
• Weather

Changes from minute-to-minute, hour-to-hour, day-to-day

• Climate
• Weather

Climate change causes extreme weather conditions such as:

• Flooding

• Heat Waves

• Hurricanes

• All of the above

Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?

• Carbon dioxide CO₂

• Nitrogen N₂

Which human activity contributes the MOST carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?

• Fishing

• Burning Fossil Fuels

What is the direct cause of rising sea levels?

• Melting Sea Ice

• Melting Land Ice

Which of the following is contributing to an INCREASE in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

• deforestation

• photosynthesis

What is the greenhouse effect?

• The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.

• The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.