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student handout

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Global Warming Scavenger Hunt

Your Task: Go to http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/kids. Fill in the answers below.

1. The average weather conditions in a certain place over many years is called the _______________________________________ .

2. The average temperature of the earth, which has been increasing for many years, is called _______________________________ .

3. When air temperatures rise, the oceans absorb more heat from the atmosphere and become warmer. The result of this is _________ .

4. What is the difference between weather and climate? _____________________________________________________________

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5. The average temperature of the earth is rising, but that’s not the only way that we can tell the climate is changing. In fact, the signs are all around us! Observations and measurements from all over the world provide strong evidence that the climate has already started to change. Name at least five of those changes.

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6. Heat-trapping gases exist naturally in the atmosphere, where they help keep the earth warm enough for plants and animals to live. But people are adding extra gases to the atmosphere. These gases are called ____________________________________________ .

7. The most important greenhouse gas emitted by humans is ________________________________________________________ .

8. Another greenhouse gas is produced in several ways. The manure of cows and sheep, emissions from land fills, leaks in gas pipes and mining coal all produce this gas called _______________________________________________________________________ .

9. How do we know the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is increasing? _____________________________________

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10. What is the key to solving global climate change? _______________________________________________________________