Climate Change ISU Test Review - SNC 2D1 PDF
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This document includes a quiz on climate change. It asks for definitions of climate-related terms and lists the effects of climate change, including rising sea levels, and more extreme weather events. It also covers the causes of climate change and evidence that it is happening.
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CLIMATE CHANGE - ISU QUIZ 3. DIAGRAM & EXPLAIN THE 1. DEFINE THE FOLLOWING TERMS: GREENHOUSE EFFECT Weather: Conditions (like rain or sun) at a place,...
CLIMATE CHANGE - ISU QUIZ 3. DIAGRAM & EXPLAIN THE 1. DEFINE THE FOLLOWING TERMS: GREENHOUSE EFFECT Weather: Conditions (like rain or sun) at a place, right now. Climate: The usual weather in a place over many years. Global Climate: The Earth's overall weather pattern. Regional Climate: The weather pattern of a specific area. Global Warming: The Earth's temperature getting hotter. Greenhouse Gases: Gases that trap heat in the air. 2. LIST THE 4 TRENDS THAT A WARMER 4. LIST THE MOST IMPORTANT GREENHOUSE CLIMATE CAN RESULT IN. GAS EMITTED BY HUMANS 1. 2. Rising SEA LEVELS WARMER OCEANS Carbon dioxide (CO₂) 3. MORE EXTREME WEATHER Primarily from burning fossil fuels 4. MELTING SNOW AND ICE (like coal, oil, and gas) and deforestation. CLIMATE CHANGE - ISU QUIZ 5. WHERE DO GREENHOUSE GASES 7. LIST 5 of the 11 signs of CLIMATE CHANGE. COME FROM? From everyday activities, such as: WHAT’S WHAT WILL WHY DOES IT Using Electricity SIGNS: HAPPENING HAPPEN IN THE MATTER? NOW? FUTURE? Heating our HOMES Driving around TOWN. 1. Rising Global Heatwaves will Affects health, Temperatures temperatures are worsen. agriculture, and weather 6. LIST 5 FACTORS THAT increasing. patterns. PROVE THE EARTH’S 2. Ocean Ocean temperatures Warming will cause Disrupts marine CLIMATE HAS CHANGED IN are rising, affecting more coral ecosystems and global Warming THE PAST? marine life. bleaching. food supply. Ice Cores: Reveal past CO2 3. More Extreme More intense These events will Damages infrastructure, levels and temperatures. Weather storms, floods, and become more harms lives and Tree Rings: Indicate hurricanes. frequent and severe. economies. climate changes over time. Fossils: Show species 4. Melting Sea levels will rise Sea levels will rise Threatens coastal areas Glaciers and freshwater will and freshwater will and freshwater sources. adapting to climate shifts. decrease. decrease. Sediment Layers: Record past climate conditions. 5. More Droughts are more Droughts will Causes food and water Glaciers: Show evidence of Droughts frequent and severe. worsen, leading to scarcity, forcing ice age cycles. water shortages. migration.
