G11 Unit 5 Global Warming Quiz

What do you think this picture shows?

(noun) the measured amount of heat in a place or in the body

(noun) a gradual increase in world temperatures

(noun) the mixture of gases around the Earth

______ were formed underground from plant and animal remains millions of years ago

the gas formed when carbon is burned, or when people or animals breathe out

Where have some of the strongest and earliest impacts of global warming occurred?

• In the tropics

• In the Northern latitudes

• Impacts of global warming are distributed equally all over the planet.

How do scientists collect evidence about climate?

• Using remote sensing from space with satellites

• By ground-based measurements of surface temperature, carbon dioxide concentration and sea level

• All of the above

As average global temperature rises, average rainfall ___.

• increases

• decreases

• remains unchanged

Which greenhouse gas is the main driver of Earth’s current warming?

• Carbon dioxide (C02)

• Nitrous oxide (N20)

• Water vapour

• Methane (CH4)