Climate Change

Question 1

global warming

Answer 1

sustained increase in Earth’s average surface T

• determine physical, chemical & biologicial processes
• caused by greenhouse gas levels rising

Question 2

global climate change

Answer 2

global sum of all local changes in T & precipitation patterns that accompany global warming or global cooling
- caused by greenhouse gas levels rising

Temp + precipitation + frequency + severity

Question 3

greenhouse gas

Answer 3

gas that absorbs & reflects infrared radiation, so that heat radiate from Earth is retained in atm instead of being lost to space

Question 4

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Answer 4

international volunteer commmittee of scientists who assess current climate change stage & determine environmental and socio-economic impact

Question 5

phenology

Answer 5

timing of events during the year in environments where seasonal changes occur

Question 6

ways climate change can impact orgs

Answer 6

(1) phenology shifts
(2) geographic range shifts
(3) evolutionary adaptation
(4) extinction
(5) acidification