Climate Change Impacts

Climate change is the gradual ________ of average temperature in the atmosphere.

• increase

• decrease

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Which options below are major causes of climate change?

• electricty

• planting trees

• industry

• agriculture

• photosynthesis

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Most causes of climate change can be traced back to human activity.

• True

• False

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What happen when CO₂ and other greenhouse gases increase in our atmosphere?

• Average global temperatures decrease

• Average global temperatures increase

• The Earth's magnetic field changes direction

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Will climate change impacts be the same in all locations on Earth?

• The results are the same across the globe

• There is no scientific evidence to support an answer

• The impacts will vary

• All answer choices are accurate

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Which of the following would contribute most to sea level rise?

• Melting of the Arctic sea ice

• Melting of land ice in Greenland and Antarctica

• Melting of the glaciers in the Himalayan mountains

• Melting of glaciers in Alaska

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Over the last 30 years, the late summer sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean:

• Covers more area than it did 30 years ago

• Declined, but has recovered to where it was 30 years ago

• Has completely disappeared in the summer

• Covers less area than it did 30 years ago

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An important example of a "positive feedback loop" in the polar climate system is:

• Scientists in remote places check on each others instruments

• Warming ocean water opens new areas for marine species

• Warmer winters cause more plant growth, providing more food

• Sea ice melt opens more ocean to sunlight, causing more melt

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Why are greenhouse gases like CO₂ and methane important to Earth's climate?

• They allow heat from Earth to escape the atmosphere

• They trap the Sun's energy so that Earth's surface is warm

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The following human activities produce greenhouse gases EXCEPT:

• Driving cars

• Walking, biking and swimming

• Animal agriculture

• Generating electricity from natural gas, oil, and coal

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