ENVIRO CH 16

Warm water is drive away from the equator to the poles by

Thermohaline circulation

Elevations and the prescence of mountains make up an areas

Topography

How can the planting of new trees reduce climate change?

Trees take in CO2 from the atmosphere during photosynthesis

An increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide would likely increase the amount of vegetation

True

In the process of thermohaline circulation, warmer,less salty water moves along the surface

True

Scientists can extract samples of ancient are from ice core samples

True

What is the main cause for global wind patterns?

Unequal heatings of different parts of earth

Which action ca reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving?

Using public transportation

The amount of carbon dioxide emissions for which an individual is responsible is

Carbon footprint

Gases such as water vapor and carbon dioxide trap heat near the earth known as

Greenhouse gases

About what percent of fuel burned by an automobile actually moves the car down the road?

14 percent

What killed about 35,000 people in Europe in 2003?

A severe heat wave

If earth did not have an atmosphere, most of the energy from the sun would

Be reflected back into space

What human activity contributes most CO2 to the atmosphere ?

Burning fossil fuels

Global warming refers directly to an increase in

Earths average surface temperature

As ocean temperatures increase, will the amount of carbon dioxide entering the ocean decrease

False

In general, warm air can carry LESS water than cool air.

False

One indicator of global warming is that sea levels are dropping

False

The concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere is decreasing

False

Wind power is an energy source that gives off many greenhouse gases. True or False

False

Generally, the farther a place is from the equator, the warmer its climate climate will be. True or False

False; cooler

How do volcanic eruptions affect weather?

Gases and particles may block sunlight and lower temperatures.

What happens as a result of the oceans absorption of carbon dioxide?

It causes a cooling effect

What is one of the criticisms of the Kyoto Protocol?

It only requires developed nations to reduce emissions.

How has global warming made it more difficult for polar bears to hunt the seals they feed on?

Polar bears are forced to swim longer distances between ice

An example of indirect evidence would be

Proxy indicators

What is the biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas

Rising sea levels

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

Shifted their locations higher in the mountains

What has happened to global precipitation patterns during the last 100 years

Some parts of the world see more while others see less

Prevailing winds move

Warm air away from the equator

What is the largest source of US greenhouse gases

electricity generation

Scientists determine current climate conditions by

making direct measurements