Climate Change

Question 1

The aggregate and general change in the climate of region

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Climate change

Question 2

This includes changes in __ such as temperature, precipitation, humidity, wind, cloudiness, and snow cover

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Weather elements

Question 3

The rapid change in climate that is defined as the long term increase in the Earth’s average temperature

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Global warming

Question 4

Is the warming of the Earth’s surface and the lower atmosphere due to the occurrence of gasses such as water vapor, methane, nitrous oxide, and carbon dioxide

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Greenhouse effect

Question 5

It keeps the temperature of the Earth well suited to existing life forms

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Greenhouse effect

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French mathematician that discovered Earth’ atmosphere traps heat like greenhouse

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Joseph Fourier

Question 7

__ of human-caused greenhouse gases come from the burning of fossil fuels

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75%

Question 8

Is the end product of industrial and agricultural processes and the decomposition of landfill waste

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Methane

Question 9

Is the increase of temperature of the atmosphere due to natural causes

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Global warming

Question 10

Is emitted through burning of fossil fuels and clearing of forests

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Carbon dioxide

Question 11

Is another gas contributing to global warming, it is naturally produce by decaying vegetation. It can be induced by humans through agriculture, raising of livestock, use of fossil fuels, and decomposition of organic materials

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Methane

Question 12

Is produced naturally through biological reactions in both soil and water

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Nitrous oxide

Question 13

They are best in trapping heat but they are scarce in nature, they are widely used in refrigerants, aerosol propellants, insulation, and cleaning solvents. They are known as CFC or HCFC

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Halocarbons

Question 14

Effects of global warming
Change in __ and __ patterns of the world
Change in __ and biodiversity
__ of the ice and rise of sea levels
__ tropical cyclone

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Warming and precipitation
Ecosystems
Melting
Intensified

Question 15

Is an international concern and many countries and international organizations meet to address and mitigate the effects of climate change

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Climate change

Question 16

Major responses was the Rio Earth Summit in 1992 which resulted to the adoption of UNFCCC

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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

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This binds developed countries to have a target in reducing their emissions

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Kyoto Protoccol

Question 18

The main objective of __ is to review the national communications and emissions being undertaken by the parties to see wether they are successful in meeting objectives of the Convention (COP)

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Convention of parties

Question 19

Also known as the climate change act of 2009, the response to climate change

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RA 9729

Question 20

an independent autonomous body with the president of the country presiding as chairman. Is the lead institution that oversees and evaluates government programs on climate change

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Climate change commission