Transcript Unit 4 Global Warming Review Game

Definitions Definitions
Topic
sentences
Attribution
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examples
Causality
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Definitions #1
Question: What are
greenhouse gases?
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Definitions #1
Answer:
Greenhouse gases are gases
such as carbon dioxide that
absorb heat and prevent it from
escaping into the atmosphere,
thus warming the Earth.
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Definitions #2
Question: What is global
warming?
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Definitions #2
Answer: Global warming is
the rise in the average
temperature of the Earth as a
result of increased
greenhouse gases in the
atmosphere.
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Definitions #3
Question:
What is the Kyoto Protocol?
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Definitions #3
Answer:
The Kyoto Protocol is a treaty
which was made in 1997 among
160 countries to reduce
emissions of greenhouse gases.
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Definitions #4
Question: What is the IPCC?
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Definitions #4
Answer:
The IPCC is the
Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change, a network of
2,500 of the world’s leading
climatologists from 70 countries.
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Definitions #5
Question: Who is Charles
Keeling?
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Definition #5
Answer: Charles Keeling is
the scientist who studied the
increase in average carbon
dioxide levels beginning in
1958 at a site on Mauna Loa in
Hawaii.
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Definitions #1
Question: What is a flood?
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Definitions #1
Answer:
A flood is when there is deep water
due to heavy rains or rising water
levels in rivers, lakes, or seas.
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Definitions #2
Question:
What are zooplankton?
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Definitions #2
Answer:
Zooplankton are tiny shrimplike
animals that live near the surface
of the ocean and are food for fish
and marine animals.
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Definitions #3
Question: What is a variable
in science?
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Definitions #3
Answer:
A variable is one factor that may
change in scientific research. For
example, when scientists study
global warming, one variable is
carbon dioxide levels.
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Definitions #4
Question: What is a drought?
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Definitions #4
Answer: A drought is a period
when there is very low rainfall
and exceptionally dry
conditions.
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Definitions #5
Question: What is a
fluctuation?
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Definitions #5
Answer: A fluctuation is when
something rises and falls; for
example, the CO2 levels
fluctuates in summer and
winter.
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Topic Sentence for 1
Question: How does the
greenhouse effect work?
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Topic Sentence for 1
Answer: The greenhouse effect traps
heat on Earth in a way that is similar
to the way a glass building warms
plants or the way a car heats up in
the sunlight when the windows are
closed.
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Topic Sentence for 2
Question: Describe the
research and results about
the rise in carbon dioxide
levels …
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Topic Sentence for 2
Answer: Based on Charles’
Keeling’s research, carbon
dioxide levels rose between
1958 and 2000.
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Topic Sentence for 3
Question:
What are some effects of global
warming on agriculture, plants,
and animals?
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Topic Sentence for 3
Answer:
Scientists predict that global
warming will have serious
effects on agriculture, plants,
and animals.
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Topic Sentence for 4
Question: What are some of
the recent findings of the
IPCC?
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Topic Sentence for 4
Answer: The Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),
which is a group of the world’s
leading climatologists, has found
convincing evidence that global
warming is already taking place and
that it could have serious effects.
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Topic sentence for 5
Question: Explain the Kyoto
Protocol and some of the
difficulties in getting
countries to follow its
requirements.
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Topic Sentence for 5
Answer: Although 160
countries agreed to the Kyoto
Protocol to reduce greenhouse
gas emissions, there have been
difficulties in getting countries to
follow its requirements.
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Attribution/ Example #1
Fill in the blank with a correct
attribution word or phrase:
________________ the IPCC,
sea levels have risen.
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Attribution/ Example #1
Answer:
According to the IPCC, sea levels
have risen.
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Attribution/ Example # 2
Fill in the blank with an
attribution word/ phrase:
The textbook, Environmental
Science, ____________ that CO2
levels rose from .314 to .368
parts per million between 1958
and 2000.
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Attribution/ Example#2
Answer:
The textbook, Environmental
Science, states that CO2 levels
rose from .314 to .368 parts per
million between 1958 and 2000.
(reports, says)
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Attribution/ Example #3
Add an appropriate example:
There are several greenhouse
gases such as ____________,
____________, and ________.
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Attribution / Example #3
Answer:
There are several
greenhouse gases such
as carbon dioxide,
CFCS, and methane.
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Attribution / Example #4
Add an appropriate example:
The rise in sea levels might
cause several problems; for
instance,…
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Attribution/ Example #4
Answer: The rise in sea levels
might cause several problems; for
instance, there could be flooding of
coastal areas and beaches could be
eroded.
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Attribution / Example #5
Add an appropriate example:
Global warming could
threaten human health; for
example, …
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Attribution / Example #5
Answer: Global warming
could threaten human health;
for example, there could be
more heat- related deaths and
more respiratory illness.
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Cause and effect words #1
Fill in the blanks with a
cause/effect word or phrase
Global warming may
__________ a change in ocean
currents and shut off the Gulf
stream.
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Cause and effect words #1
Answer:
Answer:
Global warming may cause a
change in ocean currents and
shut off the Gulf stream.
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Cause and Effect words #2
Fill in the blanks with a
cause/effect word/ phrase:
Global warming is difficult to
predict ____________ there are
so many variables.
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Cause and Effect Words #2
Answer: Global warming is
difficult to predict since there are
so many variables.
(because, as)
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Cause and Effect Words #3
Fill in the blanks with a correct
cause/effect word/phrase:
There are more greenhouse
gases in the atmosphere;
___________, the temperature
is rising.
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Cause and Effect Words #3
Answer: There are more
greenhouse gases in the
atmosphere; consequently, the
temperature is rising.
(therefore, as a result)
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Cause and Effect Words #4
Fill in the blank with a correct
cause/effect word/phrase.
______________ the increase in
carbon dioxide levels, the
average temperature on Earth is
rising.
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Cause and Effect Words #4
Fill in the blank with a correct
cause/effect word/phrase.
Due to the increase in carbon
dioxide levels, the average
temperature on Earth is rising.
(As a result of, Because of)
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Cause/Effect #5
Fill in the blanks with a correct
cause/effect word/phrase:
Global warming could
__________________ more droughts
and reduced crop yields.
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Cause/Effect #5
Answer: Global warming could
result in more droughts and
reduced crop yields.
(lead to, cause)
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