Module 1B

Question 1

refers to atmospheric conditions that occur locally over short periods of time—from minutes to hours or days.

Answer 1

Weather

Question 2

refers to the long-term regional or even global average of temperature, humidity and rainfall patterns over seasons, years or decades.

Answer 2

Climate

Question 3

• thin part of the Earth’s atmosphere that absorbs almost all of the sun’s harmful ultraviolet light.
• Part of the stratosphere
• Made of ozone which is a molecule with three oxygen atoms

Answer 3

Ozone Layer

Question 4

Thinning of ozone layer due to chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) which are everywhere, mostly in refrigerants and plastic products since they are inexpensive, they don’t catch fire easily, and they don’t usually poison living things.

Answer 4

Ozone Depletion

Question 5

Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere

Answer 5

Greenhouse Gases

Question 6

4 Greenhouse Gases

Answer 6

1. Carbon Dioxide
2. Methane
3. Nitrous Oxide
4. Flourinated Gases

Question 7

• Caused by the warming of sea surface temperature in the Pacific and
  can affect air and sea currents.
• Results in reduced rainfall that led to dry spells, droughts and
  stronger typhoons.
• lasts for more or less 18 months in the Philippines
• trade winds weaken. Warm water is pushed back east, toward the
  west coast of the Americas.
• Term means “Little Boy,” or “Christ Child” in Spanish

Answer 7

El Nino Phenomenon

Question 8

• characterized by unusually cold ocean temperature in the Equatorial
  Pacific which causes increased numbers of tropical storms in the
  Pacific Ocean.
• brings plenty of rain, with accompanying hazards
• Term means “Little Girl”

Answer 8

La Nina Phenomenon

Question 9

• long-term heating of Earth’s climate system observed since the pre-industrial period (between 1850 and 1900) due to human activities, primarily fossil fuel burning, which increases heat-trapping greenhouse gas levels in Earth’s atmosphere.
• measured as the average increase in Earth’s global surface temperature.

Answer 9

Global Warming

Question 10

refers to both human- and naturally produced
warming and the effects it has on our planet. It is the long-term change in the average weather patterns that have come to define Earth’s local, regional and global climates.

Answer 10

Climate Change

Question 11

7 Effect of Climate Change

Answer 11

• Extreme cyclone events
• Extreme drought and heat waves
• Global Warming
• Rise in sea level
• Iceberg melting
• Lengthened Frost-free and Growing season
• Changes in precipitation patterns

Question 12

reducing climate change through reducing the flow of heat-trapping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere

Answer 12

Mitigation

Question 13

adapting to life in a changing climate– involves adjusting to actual or expected future climate.

Answer 13

Adaptation

Question 14

3 Holistic Approaches

Answer 14

1. Global cooperation
2. Enhanced government climate and environmental policies
3. Changed energy sources, from non-renewables to renewables

Question 15

9 Ways to lessen the effects of Climate Change

Answer 15

• Pull the plugs
• Power your home with renewable energy
• Reduce water waste
• Reduce waste
• Speak up
• Shrink your carbon imprints and profiles
• Drive fuel-efficient vehicles
• Invest in energy-efficient appliances
• Buy better bulbs