climate change P1
Cards (31)
- What is the distinction between global warming and climate change, according to the text?
- How far back does the Quaternary period span?
- What was Earth like before the Quaternary period's glacial period?
- How long did the cold glacial period last?
- What are the key sources of evidence for understanding past climate change?
- How are ice cores formed in ice sheets?
- What information can scientists gather from analyzing gases trapped in ice core layers?
- What information can scientists infer from the thickness of tree rings?
- For how long are tree rings a reliable source of evidence?
- How does pollen analysis help in understanding past climates?
- Since when have global temperatures been measured accurately?
- How do scientists use preserved pollen to infer past climates?
- How can historical records extend the record of climate change?
- What are the natural causes of climate change?
- How does orbital change affect Earth's temperature?
- How do volcanic eruptions lead to cooling of the Earth's surface?
- How long is the solar cycle described in the text?
- What are the main human causes of climate change mentioned in the text?
- How does burning fossil fuels contribute to climate change?
- What gas is produced by farming livestock that contributes to global warming?
- How does deforestation contribute to climate change?
- How does cement production contribute to climate change?
- What are the two main strategies for managing climate change?
- What does mitigation include?
- What does adaptation include?
- What could farmers use to sustain optimum conditions with new rainfall patterns?
- What should be recycled in dry areas to manage water shortages?
- How do the Earth's tilt and orbital shape influence solar radiation reception?
- What agricultural practice involving water contributes to global warming?
- What is the main purpose of carbon capture technology?
- What environmental change is predicted to occur in dry areas?