Warming and Extreme Weather -(from Effects of Climate Change)

How much is the global average temperature predicted to rise due to climate change?

• 3 degrees Celsius

• 10 degrees Celsius

• 6 degrees Celsius

• 8 degrees Celsius

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Rising global average temperatures lead to....

• less extreme weather.

• no changes in weather.

• more extreme weather.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-ESS3-6

True or False?

Warm ocean water gives more power to hurricanes and typhoons.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

True or False?

Warming temperatures have led to more snowstorms.

• True

• False

The warming climate changes patterns of wind and water currents make some areas drier.

This can create....

• Tornadoes

• Droughts

• Hurricanes

• Typhoons

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Apply what you have learned in Amplify lesson 1.2.

Each year, the tornado count in the the United States is different.

These differences in data can be described as...

• trends.

• fluctuations.