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What are the three main gasses that contribute to climate change?
Carbon Dioxide, Nitrous Oxide, Methane
What is the link between greenhouse gasses and climate change?
The more gasses there are the warmer the temperature.
Name 2 fossil fuels
coal, oil, natural gas
Why do we classify sea ice melting as both a cause and effect for climate change?
reflectivity...melting...yadda yadda
Which greenhouse gas is associated with cows?
Methane
Which greenhouse gas is associated with fertilizer?
Nitrous Oxide
Why are methane and nitrous oxide considered more dangerous than carbon dioxide?
They are much stronger gasses
How do trees help to reduce carbon dioxide?
Photosynthesis
How do landfills contribute to climate change?
Methane is released and acids soak into the ground, we also use a lot of energy to process waste
What does human population have to do with climate change?
Humans use resources that pollute the air and contribute to an increase in global temp.
True or False: The average global temperature has gone up 10% in the past 40 years.
False, 1.5 degrees
What areas of the globe are experiencing the highest temperature rise?
North and South Poles
Name three types of extreme weather that are happening more frequently.
Wildfires, floods, droughts, cold waves, heat waves
In what 2 ways is climate change expected to affect water?
increase in demand, decrease in supply
Name 2 ways that ecosystems are impacted by climate change
animals migrate, coral bleaching, lost habitats.
Which age groups are most at risk?
elderly and infants
