Duplicate of Weather and Climate

Question 1

What do we call all forms of water that fall from the sky?

Accepted Answer

Precipitation

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

It makes the water more acidic.

Question 3

How are hibernating animals effected by global climate change?

Accepted Answer

They wake up earlier and have less food.

Question 4

What happens to air temperature as you climb to higher altitudes?

Accepted Answer

Air temperatures get cooler.

Question 5

How do greenhouse gases effect the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

They slow the loss of heat.

Question 6

What do we call all forms of water that fall from the sky?

Accepted Answer

Precipitation

Question 7

What do we call scientists who look at weather patterns over long periods of time?

Accepted Answer

Climatologists

Question 8

How much of the world's energy comes from burning fossil fuels?

Accepted Answer

80%

Question 9

By how much has the Earth's surface temperature risen over the past 100 years?

Accepted Answer

1 1/2 Degrees

Question 10

What type of climate are desert areas likely to have?

Accepted Answer

Dry and hot

Question 11

What do we call the level of moisture pressure in the air?

Accepted Answer

Humidity

Question 12

Which greenhouse gas is emitted by cows as they digest their food?

Accepted Answer

CH4

Question 13

The Earth is divided into how many major climate zones?

Accepted Answer

Three

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