Effects of Climate Change

Melting of glaciers and polar ice caps....

• will result in cooler temperatures in the Arctic

• will result in sea-levels rising

• Will have no effect on ecosystems

• None of the above

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Increasing quantities of CO₂ (Carbon Dioxide) in the atmosphere will cause air temperatures to be _____. 

• warmer

• cooler

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Melting land ice...

• causes sea levels to rise because it adds water to the ocean.

• does not cause sea levels to rise because the water fills the space left by the melted sea ice.

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What is the effect of glacial ice melting?

• oceans get warmer

• sea level rises

• nothing, this is not a problem

• greenhouse gases are added to the air

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melting permafrost is putting too much CO2 into the atmosphere.

• True

• False

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Which of these could increase average global temperatures?

• increased use of fossil fuels 

• increased ocean plants 

• decreased carbon dioxide emissions 

• increased numbers of animal species

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Which of the following are greenhouse gases?

• Carbon dioxide

• Methane

• Water vapor

• All answers are correct

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Which human activity contributes the MOST carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?

• Fishing

• Breathing

• Burning Fossil Fuels

• Farming

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Which is not going to help reduce our carbon footprint?

• eating local food

• recycling

• driving to school

• planting trees

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Industrialization is a contributing factor to climate change.

• True

• False

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