<p>Environmental Science Chapter 16 Study guide</p><p>Multiple Choice</p><p>Main cause for global wind patterns:</p><p>Global warming specifically refers to an increase in:</p><p>How do scientist determine current climate conditions?</p><p>As a result of global warming, some plant species in the mountains of California have:</p><p> shifted their locations higher in the mountains, developed shorter roots, increased the amount of area they cover, become extinct</p><p>What is the biggest danger to people living in coastal regions due to global warming?</p><p>The amount of carbon dioxide emissions for which a group or individual is responsible for is known as:</p><p>How does planting new trees help reduce climate change?</p><p>Gases such as water vapor and carbon dioxide that trap heat near the Earth are known as:</p><p>Warm water is drawn away from the equator toward the poles by:</p><p>Elevation, the presence of mountains and rivers make up an area’s: </p><p>Topography, thermohaline, sequestration, greenhouse effect</p><p>How do volcanic eruptions affect weather?</p><p>What has happened to global precipitation patterns in the past 100 years?</p><p>Indirect measurements to study what has happened to climates in the past are called:</p><p>What killed many people in Europe in 2003?</p><p>True/False</p><p>CO2 in the atmosphere is decreasing</p><p>Other factors aside, the increase in CO2 in the atmosphere would likely increase the amount of vegetation.</p><p>Wind power give off many greenhouse gases</p><p>Generally, the farther a place is from the equator, the warmer it’s climate will be. Completion</p><p>The ______is a natural process in which certain gases in the atmosphere trap heat near Earth and prevent it from radiating back into Space.</p><p>In general, precipitation falls on the ______side of mountain ranges.</p><p>Global warming is only one aspect of ______, which refers to many characteristics, such as temperature, rainfall, wind patterns, and storm frequency.</p><p>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.</p><p>Short Answer</p><p>How does the greenhouse effect work?</p><p>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.</p><p>Essay (choose one for 5 pts extra credit)</p><p>Compare the benefits and drawbacks of the greenhouse effect:</p><p>Predict some ways climate change may effect vegetation in the future. Explain why these effects occur:</p>