Climate Change — Overview & Effects
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- What Is Climate Change? Climate change is currently the most serious threat to our planet's ecosystems. Temperature is an abiotic factor. It is extremely important in many plant…
By Aaron Lauer, Gabi Slizewska, Deena Hauze, Valeri Natole, Mario Janakis
- How Is the Climate Changing? Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses are insulators, which means they keep heat in. Human activity, such as burning coal and deforestation (re…
By Deena Hauze, Alex Federspiel, Mario Janakis, Valeri Natole, Gabi Slizewska
- What Are Greenhouse Gases? Much like how the glass of a greenhouse keeps all the heat in, greenhouse gases keep heat from solar energy from escaping Earth. Having some greenhous…
By Sarah Morgan, Deena Hauze, Valeri Natole, Mario Janakis, Gabi Slizewska
- Earth Science: Climate Change
By Valeri Natole, Mario Janakis, Gabi Slizewska
- (Video) Climate Change: Earth's Giant Game of Tetris by Joss Fong on TED-Ed In this TED-Ed video by Joss Fong, you will learn about many factors that impact climate change.
By Deena Hauze, Mario Janakis
- (Video) Five Human Impacts on the Environment by CrashCourse Climate change is one of the most pressing issues the world is dealing with today. In this video, Crash Course cover…
By Mario Janakis
Problems 20
- Interpret the data: Which of the following is true about natural disasters caused by climate change?
- Interpret the data: How many more parts per million of carbon dioxide are there now compared to 1950?
- Which of these is not a negative effect of increasing global temperatures?
- Which of these is evidence of climate change?
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- Why is climate change a concern for the biosphere?
- Coral bleaching happens when the algae living in corals go away, causing the corals to turn completely white. Although these corals aren't dead, they are in danger of dying in t…
- Which of the above statements are true?
- Which of the studies was most likely looking at climate change?
- Polar bears rely on the polar ice caps, which are disappearing because of climate change. Which of these statements are true? Check all that apply.
- How does climate change affect human populations? (Check all that apply.)
- What is the difference between climate and weather?
- Fill in the blank: Climate change involves fillintheblank‾\underline{\phantom{fillintheblank}}fillintheblank.
- Fill in the blank: As climate change causes warmer environments, the ocean levels will woah‾\underline{\phantom{woah}}woah.
- Fill in the blank: As droughts become more common in some areas, so will woah‾\underline{\phantom{woah}}woah.
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- What is a greenhouse gas?
- Why do greenhouse gases contribute to climate change?
- Fill in the blank: Venus has an atmosphere with lots of carbon dioxide, a known greenhouse gas. The surface of Venus has almost constant storms and is very hot. Venus is also cl…
- Fill in the blank: Many fish and crustaceans like lobsters need specific temperature ranges to live in. At higher temperatures, parasites and diseases can grow uncontrollably an…