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x3.06 Unit 3 Test 25-26

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As a result of climate change, the number of extreme weather events is __________

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Climate resilience is the ability to anticipate, prepare for, and respond to the impacts of climate change.

This is achieved through mitigation (action to reduce emissions that cause climate change) and adaptation (action to manage the risks of climate change impacts).

Pick the TWO climate resilience strategies you think would be most effective, describe them, and explain why you chose them.

If we reduced the rate that we add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere from 10.6 to 9 gigatons of carbon per year, how would Earth's global temperature change?

Begin to decrease

Remain the same

Continue to increase

The diagram below represents the Earth's heat flow.

#1 Heat Flow In: heat coming from the sun

#2 Heat Flow Out: Heat being release back into space from the Earth

#3 Heat Flow Out being interrupted by greenhouse gases, causing heat to be trapped in the atmosphere.

If the amount of greenhouse gases increase in the atmosphere, which variable would NOT change?

Heat coming in from the sun

Heat released to space

Heat trapped in the atmosphere

The average temperature of the Earth's surface has increased by about 2 degrees Fahrenheit (1 degree Celsius) since the late 1800s.

What is the primary cause for this change?

Natural variation in Earth's temperature

Carbon dioxide emissions by humans

Increase in the amount of radiation from the Sun

Increasing sea ice and forest cover

Match the greenhouse gas to the correct description

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)		Blocks heat from escaping the atmosphere. Warmer air holds more of it and as Earth heats up, it traps more heat.
Water vapor H2O		Released when burning fossil fuels
Ozone O3		Second most important contributor to global warming
Nitrous oxide N2O		In the atmosphere, protects us from UV rays but acts as a GHG on the ground
Carbon dioxide CO2		Released by factors, power plants, and fertilizers and damages the ozone layer
Methane CH4		Man-made gases that damage the ozone layer

Without the greenhouse effect, what would Earth's temperature be like?

No change

Very hot

Very cold

Which communities often face the worst effects of climate change?

Communities located near the equator

Low-income and minority communities

Wealthy urban communities

Communities located near the poles

Why is the community you selected in the previous question more affected by climate change than others?

They lack resources and financial support

They don't care

They are located along the coasts

They produce more greenhouse gases than others

What produces the majority of Washington's greenhouse gases?

Buildings

Electricity

Transportation

Other

What is a major consequence of the decreasing amounts of sea ice at the North Pole?

Decreasing global temperatures

Increased habitat for polar bears and seals

Rising global sea levels due to melting ice

More ice formation in the Antarctic region

Which organism that is essential to the culture of the Swinomish and other Washington tribes is being threated by climate change?

Snow goose

Bear

Salmon

Buffalo

What is the primary source of greenhouse gases?

Volcanic eruptions

Nuclear power

Combustion of fossil fuels

Evaporation from the ocean

What is a major source of methane emissions?

Combustion of fossil fuels

Mining coal, oil, and natural gas

Livestock and agriculture

Destruction of the Amazon rainforest

Earth's global temperatures have risen and fallen in the past.

How does the rate of today's global temperatures compare to the past?

Today, the Earth's climate is changing much faster than it has changed in the past.

Today's climate warming is about as fast as the temperature swings that have happened in Earth's past.

Past changes in the climate have been faster than the changes we're seeing today.

There is no change in the rate of climate warming compared to the past.

Modern instruments have only been around for a little over 100 years.

So how do we know what greenhouse gas concentrations (and temperature) were in Earth's past?

Air bubbles trapped in ice cores

Marine sediments

Tree rings

Rate of glacial movement

In some parts of the world, rainstorms have become more intense over the past several decades. Is that a change in weather or climate?

Weather

Climate

When you hear it’s unusually hot today, is that about the climate or weather?

Weather

Climate

What consequence of climate change is threatening Washington's salmon populations?

Warmer streams

More snowpack

Ocean acidification

Increased storms

As a result of climate change, the number of extreme weather events is __________

Climate resilience is the ability to anticipate, prepare for, and respond to the impacts of climate change.

This is achieved through mitigation (action to reduce emissions that cause climate change) and adaptation (action to manage the risks of climate change impacts).

Pick the TWO climate resilience strategies you think would be most effective, describe them, and explain why you chose them.

If we reduced the rate that we add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere from 10.6 to 9 gigatons of carbon per year, how would Earth's global temperature change?

Begin to decrease

Remain the same

Continue to increase

The diagram below represents the Earth's heat flow.

#1 Heat Flow In: heat coming from the sun

#2 Heat Flow Out: Heat being release back into space from the Earth

#3 Heat Flow Out being interrupted by greenhouse gases, causing heat to be trapped in the atmosphere.

If the amount of greenhouse gases increase in the atmosphere, which variable would NOT change?

Heat coming in from the sun

Heat released to space

Heat trapped in the atmosphere

The average temperature of the Earth's surface has increased by about 2 degrees Fahrenheit (1 degree Celsius) since the late 1800s.

What is the primary cause for this change?

Natural variation in Earth's temperature

Carbon dioxide emissions by humans

Increase in the amount of radiation from the Sun

Increasing sea ice and forest cover

Match the greenhouse gas to the correct description

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)

Blocks heat from escaping the atmosphere.  Warmer air holds more of it and as Earth heats up, it traps more heat.

Water vapor H2O

Released when burning fossil fuels

Ozone O3

Second most important contributor to global warming

Nitrous oxide N2O

In the atmosphere, protects us from UV rays but acts as a GHG on the ground  

Carbon dioxide CO2

Released by factors, power plants, and fertilizers and damages the ozone layer

Methane CH4

Man-made gases that damage the ozone layer

Without the greenhouse effect, what would Earth's temperature be like?

No change

Very hot

Very cold

Which communities often face the worst effects of climate change?

Communities located near the equator

Low-income and minority communities

Wealthy urban communities

Communities located near the poles

Why is the community you selected in the previous question more affected by climate change than others?

They lack resources and financial support

They don't care

They are located along the coasts

They produce more greenhouse gases than others

What produces the majority of Washington's greenhouse gases?

Buildings

Electricity

Transportation

Other

What is a major consequence of the decreasing amounts of sea ice at the North Pole?

Decreasing global temperatures

Increased habitat for polar bears and seals

Rising global sea levels due to melting ice

More ice formation in the Antarctic region

Which organism that is essential to the culture of the Swinomish and other Washington tribes is being threated by climate change?

Snow goose

Bear

Salmon

Buffalo

What is the primary source of greenhouse gases?

Volcanic eruptions

Nuclear power

Combustion of fossil fuels

Evaporation from the ocean

What is a major source of methane emissions?

Combustion of fossil fuels

Mining coal, oil, and natural gas

Livestock and agriculture

Destruction of the Amazon rainforest

Earth's global temperatures have risen and fallen in the past.

How does the rate of today's global temperatures compare to the past?

Today, the Earth's climate is changing much faster than it has changed in the past.

Today's climate warming is about as fast as the temperature swings that have happened in Earth's past.

Past changes in the climate have been faster than the changes we're seeing today.

There is no change in the rate of climate warming compared to the past.

Modern instruments have only been around for a little over 100 years. 

So how do we know what greenhouse gas concentrations (and temperature) were in Earth's past?

Air bubbles trapped in ice cores

Marine sediments

Tree rings

Rate of glacial movement

In some parts of the world, rainstorms have become more intense over the past several decades. Is that a change in weather or climate?

Weather

Climate

When you hear it’s unusually hot today, is that about the climate or weather?

Weather

Climate

What consequence of climate change is threatening Washington's salmon populations?

Warmer streams

More snowpack

Ocean acidification

Increased storms

x3.06 Unit 3 Test 25-26

x3.06 Unit 3 Test 25-26

If we reduced the rate that we add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere from 10.6 to 9 gigatons of carbon per year, how would Earth's global temperature change?

The average temperature of the Earth's surface has increased by about 2 degrees Fahrenheit (1 degree Celsius) since the late 1800s.What is the primary cause for this change?

Match the greenhouse gas to the correct description

Without the greenhouse effect, what would Earth's temperature be like?

Which communities often face the worst effects of climate change?

Why is the community you selected in the previous question more affected by climate change than others?

What produces the majority of Washington's greenhouse gases?

What is a major consequence of the decreasing amounts of sea ice at the North Pole?

Which organism that is essential to the culture of the Swinomish and other Washington tribes is being threated by climate change?

What is the primary source of greenhouse gases?

What is a major source of methane emissions?

Earth's global temperatures have risen and fallen in the past.How does the rate of today's global temperatures compare to the past?

Modern instruments have only been around for a little over 100 years. So how do we know what greenhouse gas concentrations (and temperature) were in Earth's past?

In some parts of the world, rainstorms have become more intense over the past several decades. Is that a change in weather or climate?

When you hear it’s unusually hot today, is that about the climate or weather?

What consequence of climate change is threatening Washington's salmon populations?

The average temperature of the Earth's surface has increased by about 2 degrees Fahrenheit (1 degree Celsius) since the late 1800s.

What is the primary cause for this change?

Earth's global temperatures have risen and fallen in the past.

How does the rate of today's global temperatures compare to the past?

Modern instruments have only been around for a little over 100 years.

So how do we know what greenhouse gas concentrations (and temperature) were in Earth's past?