16 Questions
What is the Greenhouse Effect?
The process by which heat from Earth’s surface is absorbed by gases in the atmosphere and reradiated back to Earth
What is the difference between climate change and global warming?
Climate change refers to significant changes in global temperature, precipitation, wind patterns, and other measures of climate over several decades, while global warming is the rapid increase in Earth's average surface temperature primarily due to greenhouse gas emissions
What does the Greenhouse Effect do?
Absorbs heat from Earth’s surface and reradiates it back, leading to warming
Why is China the highest producer of greenhouse gases, according to Figure 3-4?
Due to high population and industrial activity
What does the Greenhouse Effect refer to?
The process by which heat from Earth’s surface is absorbed by gases in the atmosphere and reradiated back to Earth
Why is China the highest producer of greenhouse gases, according to Figure 3-4?
High industrial activity and reliance on coal for energy production
What is the primary cause of global warming?
Rapid increase in Earth's average surface temperature due to greenhouse gases released from burning fossil fuels
What contributes more to the Greenhouse Effect, human or natural sources?
Human activities, such as burning fossil fuels and deforestation
Who came up with the idea of Continental Drift?
Alfred Wegener
What is the name of the supercontinent that formed 200 million years ago?
Pangaea
What was one of the pieces of proof used by Alfred Wegener to support the theory of Continental Drift?
Continents fitting together like a jigsaw puzzle
What evidence supported the idea that glaciers had once covered the southern portions of South America, Australia, India, and Africa?
Glaciers could only form if the continents were close to the south pole
What theory provided a more scientifically sound explanation for the movement of continents?
Theory of Plate Tectonics
How many major plates is the earth's surface (crust) divided into?
7
What causes plates to move?
Mantle convection
How many types of plate boundaries are there?
4
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