Climate Change: Global Warming and Effects
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What does the World Health Organization (WHO) consider climate change to be?

  • An insignificant factor in economic loss
  • A manageable issue for societies
  • A significant threat to global health (correct)
  • A minor concern for global health
  • What is one of the impacts of climate change that poorer communities face?

  • Reduced risk of flooding
  • Increased food and water availability
  • Limited ability to adapt (correct)
  • Decreased economic loss
  • What was a term used by scientists before the 1980s to describe human impacts on the climate?

  • Airborne particulates effect
  • Inadvertent climate modification (correct)
  • Global warming
  • Climate change
  • How can the impact of climate change be reduced through adaptation efforts?

    <p>Deploying wind and solar power</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one strategy mentioned in the text to phase out fossil fuels?

    <p>Conserving energy and using renewable sources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary cause of the current rise in global average temperature?

    <p>Burning fossil fuels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do greenhouse gases contribute to global warming?

    <p>They trap heat in Earth's lower atmosphere</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What environmental impacts are a result of amplified warming in the Arctic?

    <p>Thawing permafrost</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a consequence of climate change?

    <p>Decrease in sea levels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are some species forced to relocate or face extinction due to climate change?

    <p>Rapid environmental change</p> Signup and view all the answers

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