Climate Change

The two main factors that determine the climate of a region are _____________ and ______________.

• altitude and pressure

• pressure and temperature

• temperature and precipitation

• altitude and pressure

Earth's ozone layer is _____________________________.

• has been thickening over the past several years

• filters harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun

• exists only over Antarctica

• traps carbon dioxide in the stratosphere

Increased carbon dioxide may cause global warming by trapping more ____________ in the atmosphere.

• water
• gases
• heat
• water vapor

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Possible human solutions for limiting global warming and climate change are...

• being more energy-efficient

• using renewable sources of energy

• removing carbon from fossil fuel emissions

• all of the above

Which of the following gases found in our atmosphere is not a greenhouse gas?

• carbon dioxide

• water vapor

• methane

• nitrogen

How does carbon dioxide get into the atmosphere?

• By burning fossil fuels

• From the respiration of plants and animals

• From organisms that break down dead plants and animals (organic material)

• All of the above

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How do scientists collect evidence about climate?  

• using remote sensing from space with satellites
• by ground-based measurements of surface temperatures, carbon dioxide concentration and sea level
• by collecting “proxy data” from tree rings, ice cores, and historical records
• all of the above

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Compared to other greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide is very effective in trapping heat near the surface of the Earth.

• true

• false

Which of the following have been linked to climate change?  

• droughts
• flooding
• melting of polar ice caps
• all of the above

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Which species is threatened by the increased winter flow in streams due to global warming?

• striped bass
• atlantic mackerel
•    crawfish
• salmon