B3 - Climate Change Flashcards
What effect does global warming have on the polar ice caps?
It melts the ice and causes the sea level to rise.
What effect does global warming have on the weather?
It alters weather patterns, causing things like hurricanes.
What effect does global warming have on plant/animal distribution? [2]
Warm temperature species spread over a wider range.
Cool temperature species decrease and have less range.
Name 2 methods of monitoring climate changes.
1) satellites.
2) weather stations.
How can satellites monitor climate change? [3]
They monitor snow, ice and sea temperature.
How can weather stations monitor climate change? [2]
They can monitor ocean current speeds & the atmospheric temperature.
What 2 factors must be included when monitoring climate change?
Must be measured over a wide area & a long time scale.
What effect does global warming have on the sea?
The sea will warm, expand, rise, and flood low-lying places.
