Causes + Management of Climate Change

Question 1

milankovitch cycles

Answer 1

earth tilt (higher = water summers/ cooler summers), wobble, changing from eclipses and circle every 100,000 years (glacial + interglacial periods)

Question 2

volcanic activity

Answer 2

releases ash and sulphur dioxide, short term cooling effect

Question 3

solar output

Answer 3

sun spots, decrease past 50 years, explosive flares

Question 4

natural green house effect

Answer 4

some of Sun’s radiation absorbed by green house gases, warming effect

Question 5

human causes

Answer 5

enhanced green house effect, deforestation, agriculture (more methane + nitrous oxides)

Question 6

mitigation

Answer 6

alternative energy, carbon capture, afforestation

Question 7

adaptation

Answer 7

lowering risks from rising sea levels, managing water supplies, changing agriculture systems