Environmental Science Chapter 16 Study Guide

Environmental Science Chapter 16 Study guide

Multiple Choice

Main cause for global wind patterns:

Global warming specifically refers to an increase in:

How do scientist determine current climate conditions?

As a result of global warming, some plant species in the mountains of California have:

shifted their locations higher in the mountains, developed shorter roots, increased the amount of area they cover, become extinct

What is the biggest danger to people living in coastal regions due to global warming?

The amount of carbon dioxide emissions for which a group or individual is responsible for is known as:

How does planting new trees help reduce climate change?

Gases such as water vapor and carbon dioxide that trap heat near the Earth are known as:

Warm water is drawn away from the equator toward the poles by:

Elevation, the presence of mountains and rivers make up an area’s:

Topography, thermohaline, sequestration, greenhouse effect

How do volcanic eruptions affect weather?

What has happened to global precipitation patterns in the past 100 years?

Indirect measurements to study what has happened to climates in the past are called:

What killed many people in Europe in 2003?

True/False

CO2 in the atmosphere is decreasing

Other factors aside, the increase in CO2 in the atmosphere would likely increase the amount of vegetation.

Wind power give off many greenhouse gases

Generally, the farther a place is from the equator, the warmer it’s climate will be. Completion

The ______is a natural process in which certain gases in the atmosphere trap heat near Earth and prevent it from radiating back into Space.

In general, precipitation falls on the ______side of mountain ranges.

Global warming is only one aspect of ______, which refers to many characteristics, such as temperature, rainfall, wind patterns, and storm frequency.

A carbon ______is a voluntary payment made when one industry or person, instead of reducing its own greenhouse gas emissions, pays another person or group to do so.

Short Answer

How does the greenhouse effect work?

Science Skills- you will look at a graph of the Global temperature from 1850’s and be asked to answer what trend you see, and what phenomenon is demonstrated by the graph.

Essay (choose one for 5 pts extra credit)

Compare the benefits and drawbacks of the greenhouse effect:

Predict some ways climate change may effect vegetation in the future. Explain why these effects occur: