Title: Default for Climate
Course: Climate

Q: Mark each item below as mainly speaking about weather or climate
- It is 90 degrees outside | Weather
- The sea-ice in the arctic has been shrinking for the last 20 years. | Climate
- It is 30 degrees outside | Weather
- There was a very bad storm last night. It was the worst I have ever seen. | Weather
- The Weather Service just raised the average temperature for this month for my area | Climate
- My area has gotten dryer over the last 20 years. | Climate
- This summer was so hot! | Weather
- This winter was so cold. | Weather
- 2010 was the fourth warmest year on record. All of the top 10 warmest years have been recent ones. | Climate

Q: All carbon dioxide is pollution
- True (Sorry, carbon dioxide is what you breathe out. Not all carbon dioxide is pollution.)
- False (Good job)
A: False

Q: Carbon dioxide generates heat
- True (Sorry, the sun generates the heat that powers our world. Carbon dioxide traps heat near the earth that would normally go back out into space.)
- False (Good Job.)
A: False

Q: Which produces the pollution that causes global warming?
- Burning Coal
- Burning Natural Gas
- Burning Oil
- Nuclear Power
- Wind Power
- Solar Power
A: Burning Coal; Burning Natural Gas; Burning Oil
Feedback: Burning fossil fuels, like coal, natural gas and oil causes the kind of pollution that is warming our world.

Q: Which activity produces the pollution that causes global warming?
- Riding your Bike
- Driving a Car
- Taking a Plane
- Jogging
- Walking
- Driving a Truck
A: Driving a Car; Taking a Plane; Driving a Truck
Feedback: Machines that burn carbon dioxide in large amounts are causing our world to warm. Taking a plane, or driving a truck or car will cause our world to warm. Jogging, walking or riding a bike will not.

Q: Which are effects of climate change which we have already seen?
- Sea ice, glaciers and ice sheets are melting
- The sea has risen slightly
- Some species are threatened by warming in their environments
- Earthquakes have increased
- Volcano eruptions have increased
- There are more tsunamis now than ever before
A: Sea ice, glaciers and ice sheets are melting; The sea has risen slightly; Some species are threatened by warming in their environments
Feedback: Which are effects of climate change? Melting ice, rising seas and species under threat are some effects of climate change which we have already seen. Earthquakes, tsunamis and eruptions of volcanos are not caused by climate change in any way.

Q: The oceans move heat from the higher latitudes (the far north and south) towards the tropics.
- True (Sorry, it is the other way around. Warm water in the tropics moves out towards the poles. Cooler water from the higher latitudes moves towards the tropics.)
- False (Good job.)
A: False

Q: The Gulf Stream moves warm tropical water from the Gulf of Mexico up the eastern US coast and out towards...
- Europe (Great Job)
- Asia (Sorry, the correct answer is Europe)
- Australia (Sorry, the correct answer is Europe)
- Antarctica (Sorry, the correct answer is Europe)
A: Europe

Q: As the sea continues to warm, which are likely possibilities?
- Warmer waters may cause problems for creatures that live in the sea
- The sea level will continue to rise
- Storms, even those on land, may become stronger.
- There will be an increased chance of tsunamis
- The level of the sea will continue to fall
- Sea life will not be effected by climate change. Only land-based creatures will be effected.
A: Warmer waters may cause problems for creatures that live in the sea; The sea level will continue to rise; Storms, even those on land, may become stronger.
Feedback: Climate Change has and will continue to cause problems for creatures, cause the level of the sea to rise and storms to increase in strength. It will not cause tsunamis

Q: Which gas can lower the PH of the ocean?
- Carbon Dioxide (Very good.)
- Nitrogen (Sorry, Carbon Dioxide is the correct answer.)
- Oxygen (Sorry, Carbon Dioxide is the correct answer.)
- Hydrogen (Sorry, Carbon Dioxide is the correct answer.)
- Helium (Sorry, Carbon Dioxide is the correct answer.)
A: Carbon Dioxide

Q: How does this gas get into the sea?
- It is dropped their by ships (Sorry, the ocean absorbes carbon dioxide.)
- From oil spills (Sorry, the ocean absorbes carbon dioxide.)
- The sea absorbs it from the air (Very good.)
- Answers A and C only (Sorry, the ocean absorbes carbon dioxide.)
- None of the above (Sorry, the ocean absorbes carbon dioxide.)
A: The sea absorbs it from the air

Q: Gas from factories and cars which gets into sea water...
- causes a chemical change in the sea (Sorry both A and B are correct.)
- makes the sea more acidic (Sorry both A and B are correct.)
- makes the sea lumpy (Sorry both A and B are correct.)
- makes the water taste bad for fish (Sorry both A and B are correct.)
- A and B only (Very good.)
A: A and B only

Q: The change in sea water you learned about in the video effects...
- The way fish breathe (Sorry, Carbon Dixoide in the sea effects the way that some creatures form their shells.)
- The way plants get energy from the sun (Sorry, Carbon Dixoide in the sea effects the way that some creatures form their shells.)
- The way some sea creatures make their shells (Very Good.)
- None of the Above (Sorry, Carbon Dixoide in the sea effects the way that some creatures form their shells.)
A: The way some sea creatures make their shells

Q: Ocean acidification...
- will happen in 100 years (Sorry, it has already begun to happen and will get worse over time if we do not stop polluting the Earth.)
- will happpen in 10 years (Sorry, it has already begun to happen and will get worse over time if we do not stop polluting the Earth.)
- has already begun to happen and will get worse over time if we don't stop polluting. (Very good)
- will never happen. (Sorry, it has already begun to happen and will get worse over time if we do not stop polluting the Earth.)
A: has already begun to happen and will get worse over time if we don't stop polluting.

Q: Use the internet to research one of the areas of research that contributes to our understanding of climate change.  Give more detail on how the work is done.  What does the data say?  Are there things that we still do not understand?  What are they?  In the video you learned about

- Temperature readings from all over the world
- Satelite readings of temperature
- Satelite readings of the size of ice caps and ice sheets
- Tree Ring Data
- Ice Core Data
- Seafloor Core Data
- Computer Models

You may use those or you may use an area of study that you know about from somewhere else.  Be detailed

Q: Use the world wide web to research what might happen in your area if the climate continues to warm.  Write what you find in the section below.  Make sure to be detailed and to tell us where you got your data.  Make sure you get your data from reliable sources!

Q: If you have a lot of snow in the winter, it means that climate change has slowed down or has stopped.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: There are many gasses that can cause the climate to warm. The one that concerns us most right how is...
- Carbon Dioxide
- Hydrogen
- Helium
- Oxygen
A: Carbon Dioxide

Q: Carbon Dioxide that gets into the ocean can cause...
- Some creatures to have trouble making shells
- The ocean water to get lumpy
- The ocean water to taste bad
- No reaction of any kind
- Some creatures will have an easier time making shells
A: Some creatures to have trouble making shells

- Climate | is what you expect to see happen outside your window
- Weather... | ...is what you actually see outside your window
Also offered: climate and weather are the same basic thing.

Q: When our climate warms, the extra heat comes from...
- ...all the cars and factories
- the center of the earth.
- ...the sun.
- ...the moon.
A: ...the sun.

Q: Climate change may cause...
- ...the ocean to warm
- ... the air to warm
- ...the sea level to rise
- ... the hole in the ozone to grow.
- ...tsunamis.
- ... earthquakes.
- ...some storms to get worse.
- ...volcanoes to erupt.
A: ...the ocean to warm; ... the air to warm; ...the sea level to rise; ...some storms to get worse.

Q: Ocean currents...
- ... move heat from the poles to the tropics.
- ,.. move heat from the tropics to the poles.
- ...help keep heat in one place.
A: ,.. move heat from the tropics to the poles.

Q: A theory is an idea in science...
- ... which has not been accepted by most scientists.
- ...which has not been tested by research.
- ... which has stood up to multiple tests over time.
A: ... which has stood up to multiple tests over time.

Q: According to most scientists, climate change...
- ...is not happening yet, but may happen if we continue polluting.
- ...is happening now but will get much worse if we continue polluting.
- ...is not happening and will not happen no matter what we do.
A: ...is happening now but will get much worse if we continue polluting.

Q: Climate change is out of control and there is nothing we can do to stop it.
- True
- False
A: False