Bessette Climate Change Prep

Visible light reaches Earth’s surface while infrared light is trapped as heat. Which characteristic of Earth’s atmosphere causes this to happen?

• the hole in the ozone
• the greenhouse effect
• atmospheric pressure
• the inversion layer

How can the planting of new trees help reduce climate change?

• Trees help create breezes.
• Trees release moisture that cools the atmosphere.
• Trees take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis.
• Trees block the release of greenhouse gases from soil.

Global warming refers specifically to an increase in 

• the number of storms on Earth.
• precipitation from Earth’s atmosphere.
• temperatures everywhere on Earth.
• Earth’s average surface temperature.

What is the biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas?

• increased precipitation
• increased acidity of sea water
• lack of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
• rising sea level

Which of the following are major greenhouse gases?

• CO₂ (Carbon Dioxide)

• O₃ (Ozone)

• CH₄ (Methane)

• N₂O (Nitrous Oxide)

• H₂O (Water Vapor)

The top three ways humans increase the concentration of atmospheric carbon are

• Agriculture

• Energy Production

• Transportation

• Mining

What are the two main factors that determine the climate of an area?

• precipitation and humidity
• temperature and air pressure
• wind conditions and humidity
• temperature and precipitation

What can happen to sunlight that reaches Earth's surface?

• It can be absorbed by Earth's surface.

• It can be reradiated as heat.

• It can be reflected back toward space.

• all of the above

____________ is an interaction between ocean and atmosphere that has major effects on weather worldwide, such as causing rainstorms and floods in areas that are usually dry.

• Thermohaline circulation

• Carbon sequestration

• El Niño

• The greenhouse effect

In general, how do ocean currents affect Earth's climate?

• They create waves that create prevailing winds.

• They move heat energy from place to place.

• They magnify the sun's rays and heat Earth's surface.

• They are the main source of greenhouse gases.