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What human activity is the most significant cause of global climate change?
The burning of fossil fuels.
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What is the main cause of global climate change?
Humans.
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How do humans cause climate change?
Release too much greenhouse gasses which traps heat and warms the world.
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What are three effects of global climate change?
Extreme weather, less food, loss of species, hotter temperatures, increased droughts, rising oceans, warming waters, health risks, poverty, etc. (Answers may vary.)
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What gas is released the most during human activities?
Carbon Dioxide.
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Two ways arctic regions are affected by global climate change.
1. Melting glaciers, ice, and snow. 2. Species are at risk due to their habitats being damaged.
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What can humans do to make a LARGEST impact on lowering carbon dioxide emissions?
Reduce energy use.
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____________ was the time period when global temperature started to rise exponentially
The Industrial Revolution.
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__% of scientists believe that global climate change is human caused.
97%.
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How are storms affected by global climate change (two ways)? One effect of this?
Increase in the amount of storms and an increase in their severity. One effect of this is poverty.
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What is the greenhouse effect?
Process in which gasses in the atmosphere trap heat from the sun.
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What is the difference between climate and weather?
Climate is weather that has been averaged over an extended period of time (decades) and weather is the state of the atmosphere at a particular time and place.
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How is life affected by global climate change (Three ways)?
Many species can't adapt fast enough to the hotter temperatures, causing a risk for extinction. Habitats are destroyed by temperature or natural disasters. Disease from many factors (example: pests).
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What is the ozone layer and what is its purpose?
Part of the Earth's stratosphere and absorbs harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
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What is ocean acidification?
Over an extended period of time, ph levels in oceans lower caused by oceans absorbing high levels of carbon dioxide. This causes the oceans to become more acidic.
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