Topic: CLIMATE CHANGE/GLOBAL WARMING 1

Welcome to "GREEN ENGLISH", our series of exercises on various environmental topics. Today's topic is CLIMATE CHANGE. Choose the best response to complete each of the following sentences.

1. To ________ climate change = To observe the change in climate and its consequences
  track
  trace

2. 97% of climate scientists agree that climate-warming ________ in the past century are likely caused by human activities.
  tracks
  trends

3. These scientists came to this ________ after collecting many different types of information about our planet.
  end
  conclusion

4. One of the biggest concerns is that the polar ice sheets have ________ in mass.
  decreased
  lowered

5. Another big concern is the ________ in sea levels, also caused by climate change.
  rise
  raise

6. Sea levels have risen ________ 8 inches in the past 100 years.
  in
  by

7. One of the consequences of climate change is ________ weather.
  extreme
  extremity

8. Many leading scientific organizations have issued ________ against the potentially catastrophic effects of climate change.
  warrants
  warnings

9. Carbon dioxide and other gases ________ heat.
  track
  trap

10. Scientists have been able to gather a lot of information from Earth-orbiting ________.
  satellites
  rockets

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