How are hibernating animals effected by global climate change?

They wake up earlier and have less food.

How does the increase in carbon dioxide in ocean water effect marine life?

It makes the water more acidic.

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Weather and Climate

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The quizzes that follow the Discovery Education video segments in "Science Kids: Understanding Weather and Climate."

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1
How do greenhouse gases effect the atmosphere?
They slow the loss of heat.
None of the above.
They have no effect on the atmosphere.
They increase the loss of heat.
2
How much of the world's energy comes from burning fossil fuels?
60%
80%
20%
50%
3
What happens to air temperature as you climb to higher altitudes?
Air temperatures get warmer.
Air temperatures get cooler then quickly rise.
Air temperatures get cooler.
There is no change in air temperature.
4
How are hibernating animals effected by global climate change?
They have more food to store.
They are not effected by global climate change.
They wake up earlier and have less food.
They have more places to hibernate.
5
The Earth is divided into how many major climate zones?
Seven
Three
Five
Two
6
How does the increase in carbon dioxide in ocean water effect marine life?
If makes the water cooler.
All of the above.
It makes the water saltier.
It makes the water more acidic.
7
By how much has the Earth's surface temperature risen over the past 100 years?
1 1/2 Degrees
10 Degrees
5 Degrees
It hasn't risen.
8
Which greenhouse gas is emitted by cows as they digest their food?
CH4
CO2
H2O
None of the above
9
What do we call scientists who look at weather patterns over long periods of time?
Botanists
Climatologists
Meteorologists
Forecasters
10
What type of climate are desert areas likely to have?
None of the above
Dry and hot
Dry and cold
Warm and humid
11
What do we call the level of moisture pressure in the air?
Rain
Wind
Air pressure
Humidity
12
What do we call all forms of water that fall from the sky?
Clouds
None of the above
Precipitation
Monsoons

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