Carbon and Climate Change

Carbon and Climate Change

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Multiple Choice

Greenhouse gases are only bad for the planet.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Global temperatures have risen __ degrees C since pre-industrial times.

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

Multiple Choice

More greenhouse gases mean more trapped heat.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Methane is __ times more potent of a greenhouse gas than _____

• 25/Carbon

• 300/Carbon

• 25/Nitrous Oxide

• 1000/Water

Multiple Choice

Carbon makes up 76% of human made greenhouse gas emissions.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

CO2 is the strongest greenhouse gas.

• True

• False

Fill in the Blank

The amount of light reflected off of a surface is called...

Multiple Choice

Ice has a high albedo making it reflect ____ light energy.

• More

• Less

Multiple Choice

The ocean gets ______ than ice on a sunny day.

• Cooler

• Warmer

Multiple Select

Soil microbes release mostly ____ and ____ gases.

• Carbon Dioxide

• Methane

• Nitrous Oxide

• Fluorinated

Multiple Choice

Increased global temperatures create ______ greenhouse gases

• More

• Less

• No

Multiple Choice

________ thaw releases CH4.

• Permafrost

• Sea Ice

• Lake

• Frost

Fill in the Blank

Humus _____ carbon.

Multiple Choice

Decomposers release carbon dioxide so we should get rid of them.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Microbe _______ is key to maintaining a healthy ecological balance.

• diversity

• die off

• extinction

• growth

Multiple Select

What are the biggest agents of change in an environment?

• Temperature

• Moisture

• Microbes

• Carbon Dioxide

Fill in the Blank

The arctic experiences the effects of climate change ___ times the rate of the rest of the world.

Multiple Select

Which of the following will help microbes maintain balance.

• Ethical grazing

• Biodiverse Plantlife

• Pesticides

• City growth

Multiple Choice

Plankton and algae use ______ to absorb CO2

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration

• Heat

• Gas Exchange

Fill in the Blank

Where is most of the carbon stored on the Earth?

Multiple Choice

There is a deep water formation site in the arctic.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The majority of carbon in the ocean is stored by sedimentation.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Plankton use CO2 to form____

• Shells and Skeletons

• Skin and bones

• Methane

• Calcium

Multiple Choice

Carbonic acid ______ CaCO2 (shell material)

• absorbs

• refreshes

• dissolves

• completes

Multiple Select

Select how excess CO2 in the atmosphere can affect the North Slope of Alaska.

• Increased Storms

• Increased Coastal Erosion

• Altered Bowhead Migration

• Longer Winters

What Alaskans Know Climate Change campaign endorses to mitigate climate change:

Advocate for carbon pricing

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Demand an end to fossil fuel subsidies

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Support renewable energy projects

•

Divest from fossil fuels

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Reduce individual, business, community and state carbon footprint

Most Importantly an individual should

...

Multiple Choice

What is the best way an individual can help with climate change?

• Recycle

• Walk to work

• Vote

• Compost