Climate Change

What is climate change?

• A long-term alteration in temperature and typical weather patterns in a place.

• A temporary change in weather conditions.

• An increase in the number of natural disasters.

• A decrease in global temperatures.

What is the significance of biodiversity in the context of climate change?

• Biodiversity has no impact on climate change.

• Biodiversity helps ecosystems adapt to changes, and loss of biodiversity can weaken resilience to climate impacts.

• Biodiversity only affects animal species, not ecosystems.

• Biodiversity is irrelevant to climate change mitigation.

What are possible human solutions for limiting global warming and climate change?

• Increasing fossil fuel usage

• Using more plastic products

• Being more energy-efficient, using renewable sources of energy, removing carbon from fossil fuel emissions

• Promoting deforestation

What changes have occurred due to climate change?

• Increased snowfall in polar regions

• Droughts

• Flooding

• Melting of polar ice caps, all of the above.

Name a renewable source of energy.

• Solar energy.

• Coal.

• Natural gas.

• Nuclear energy.

What are some effects of climate change on weather patterns?

• Increased frequency of extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, droughts, and heavy rainfall.

• Consistent weather patterns year-round with no significant changes.

• Decreased temperatures leading to longer winters.

• Stable rainfall patterns with no increase in droughts.

What is deforestation and how does it relate to climate change?

• The clearing of forests, which reduces the number of trees that can absorb CO2, contributing to climate change.

• The process of planting new trees to increase forest cover and combat climate change.

• The practice of logging trees for timber without regard for environmental impact.

• The natural cycle of forest growth and decay that has no effect on climate change.

What is the main greenhouse gas responsible for climate change?

• Methane

• Carbon dioxide

• Nitrous oxide

• Ozone

True or False: The amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere is decreasing.

• True

• False

• It is stable

• It is increasing

What is carbon footprint?

• The total amount of greenhouse gases emitted by an individual, organization, event, or product.

• A measure of the total energy consumption of a household.

• The total amount of water used by an individual or organization.

• The number of trees planted by an organization in a year.