Climate Change Flashcards
What is climate change?
Climate change refers to the long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns.
Name a human activity which contributes to climate change.
Burning fossil fuels
Deforestation
Industrialisation
Transportation
Rice paddy fields
Name three effects of climate change
Rising sea levels
Desertification
Droughts
How many people in the world are vulnerable to the effects of climate change?
4 billion
Which is the name of the gas that is responsible for 75% of the warming effect
from greenhouse gases?
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
In which European city did 196 nations agree on a landmark global plan to curb climate
change in December 2015?
Paris
Name three types of renewable energy.
Wind
Solar
Tidal
What is a carbon footprint?
A carbon footprint is a way in which we can
measure the effect the amount of carbon we
each use has on the environment.
Name three ways we can reduce our carbon footprint
Taking public transport
Eating less meat
Growing our own vegetables
What’s the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is what conditions of the atmosphere are over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere “behaves” over relatively long periods of time
What’s the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is what conditions of the atmosphere are over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere “behaves” over relatively long periods of time
What is adaptation to climate change?
Adapting to climate change means taking action to prepare for and adjust to both the current effects of climate change the predicted impacts in the future.
What is mitigation to climate change?
Mitigation refers to efforts to reduce or prevent emission of greenhouse gases.
What is the Quaternary period?
The Quaternary period stretches from 2.6 million years ago to the present day - a time that has been a global drop in temperature and the beginning of the most recent ice age.
Natural factors of climate change
Orbital theory
Volcanic activity
Milankovitch cycles
