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What is one major consequence of reduced rainfall due to climate change?
What is one major consequence of reduced rainfall due to climate change?
Which greenhouse gas is primarily responsible for trapping heat in the atmosphere?
Which greenhouse gas is primarily responsible for trapping heat in the atmosphere?
How does climate change contribute to natural disasters?
How does climate change contribute to natural disasters?
What affects marine ecosystems as a result of increasing temperatures?
What affects marine ecosystems as a result of increasing temperatures?
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What role do human activities play in climate change?
What role do human activities play in climate change?
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Study Notes
Environmental Challenges
- Key environmental challenges include climate change, resource depletion, environmental degradation, and ecosystem destruction
- Climate change is the observed global warming due to increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
Climate Change
- Greenhouse gases originate from human activities like fossil fuel use (transportation, industries like oil refineries, steel, and chemical production), and agriculture.
- Climate change has significant consequences, impacting water resources (reduced rainfall, impacting water reserves), temperatures (increased heatwaves and higher temperatures), and natural events (more intense and frequent natural disasters like floods and wildfires)
Greenhouse Effect
- Greenhouse gases (GHGs) trap energy emitted by the Earth, keeping the planet warm.
- Human activities increase GHGs (carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, nitrous oxides, and chlorofluorocarbons), impacting the planet's thermal balance and accelerating climate change.
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This quiz explores key environmental challenges such as climate change, resource depletion, and ecosystem destruction. Understand how human activities contribute to greenhouse gas emissions and their impacts on the planet's climate and natural resources.
