Human Activities and Climate Change

Consequences of climate change include:

• Stronger hurricanes

• Increased flooding

• Frequent droughts

• All of the above

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Certain gases in the atmosphere – water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide – help maintain the Earth’s temperatures and climate. These are called: __________ .

• ozone gases

• solar gases

• greenhouse gases

• stomach gases

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Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?

• atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960

• Hawaii has a lot of carbon dioxide

• humans have been working hard to decrease carbon dioxide levels

• atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960

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Which of the following have been linked to climate change?  

• droughts

• flooding

• melting of polar ice caps

• all of the above

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Worldwide, temperatures have been increasing for more than 100 years.  Is this evidence of global warming?

• yes

• no

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Which of the following is contributing to an increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

• deforestation

• photosynthesis

• oceans

• all of the above

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Things you can do to help decrease global warming include:

• Eat more ice cream.

• Keep your freezer door open.

• Keep your air conditioner on high.

• Turn off your lights when you’re not using them.

How do scientists collect evidence about climate?

• using remote sensing from space with satellites

• by ground-based measurements of surface temperatures, carbon dioxide concentration and sea level

• by collecting “proxy data” from tree rings, ice cores, and historical records

• all of the above

The impact on the planet due to global warming is called...

• climate change

• the seasons

• the weather

• natural change

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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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