Climate Change Crash Course Kids

What effect can an ocean have on the climate?

• Rushing water from tides cools the land.

• There is no influence on climate from an ocean.

• Ocean winds can carry moisture with them and can bring rain and fog over inland areas.

• Warm ocean air causes a dry climate.

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What effect does an ocean have on the climate?

• Rushing water from tides cools the land.

• There is no influence on climate from an ocean.

• Cool ocean air causes a cool climate.

• Warm ocean air causes a dry climate.

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Which best describes heating by radiation?

• Air molecules touch the warm ground, heating them up.

• Warm air rises and takes heat with it; eventually it cools and sinks.

• Sunlight travels through space without the aid of fluids or solids.

• Air at the equator rises and sinks at the poles.

__________ is the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere.

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• carbon dioxide

• methane

Nitrogen makes up how much of Earth's atmosphere?

• 100%

• 78%

• 22%

• 0%

Which of the following is the most widely discussed impact of climate change:

• Increase in average sea level

• Deforestation

• Soil erosion

• None of these answers is widely discussed as an impact of climate change

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Which of the following is an example of climate?

• An intense thunderstorm in Houston

• The average temperature in Chicago over the past 50 years

• A hot day in Boston in the fall

• A foggy day in San Francisco

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How can extreme events like hurricanes, drought, & wildfires impact energy infrastructure?

• Water shortages

• Power outages

• Higher electricity & gas prices

• All answer choices are accurate

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Cities & rural communities face some of the same climate issues; these include:

• Too many people with the same name slows emergency response

• There are not enough celebrities focused on climate issues

• The need to upgrade aging infrastructure

• People can’t identify the needed solutions so take no action

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How is climate change altering precipitation in the U.S.?

• Increasing extreme precipitation everywhere

• Increasing length of droughts everywhere

• Increase in both wet and dry extremes

• Climate change doesn’t alter precipitation

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