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Science Quiz 2/16/11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Besides the earth getting warmer, what are three results of climate change? | Sea levels rising, animals dying, polar bear cubs being born smaller |
| Use "PH" in a sentence that shows that you know what it means. | Ph shows how much acidity is in a liquid. |
| Use "contour line" in a sentence that shows that you know what it means. | Contours lines show show points of equal elevation on a map. |
| Explain how BTM experiment showed that car exhaust has more CO2 that human breath does. | Car exhaust has more CO2 than human breath. A balloon filled with with car exhaust and Another balloon filled with human breath were let go into 2 tubes with BTM which measures CO2. The car exhaust tube turned a darker yellow color = more CO2. |
| Explain in drawing or writing how the fossil fuels act as an input to the climate change system. | Picture |
| How does the melting of sea ice act as a feedback loop? Think about the Albedo Effect. | Melting sea ice creates more dark areas for the sun to heat up and absorb more heat. This heats up the atmosphere which then melts more ice, creating more dark ocean areas, and the cycle continues. |