3.5.2 L2 - G9 - The Changing Climate

3.5.2 L2 - G9 -

The Changing Climate

By Liz Anderson

Multiple Select

Tick all that contribute to the greenhouse effect?

• Power plants

• Factories

• Wood burning heaters

• Cars

Open Ended

Choose one option and explain in a sentence how it contributes to the greenhouse effect: Industry, cars, homes, change in land use.

Multiple Choice

How much more CO2 concentration has been released into the atmosphere since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution?

• 28%

• 36%

• 47%

• 53%

Multiple Choice

What do greenhouse gases actually do that is of benefit?

• They absorb surplus methane into the earth's atmosphere

• They absorb the sun's harsh UV rays

• They heat up and that heat is what keeps us from freezing to death

• They help to keep the earth at a temperature that the plants like

Multiple Choice

Who or what is responsible for the increase in the earth's temperature?

• More volcanoes erupting with their hot lava

• Trees just not doing their job properly

• The sun getting hotter

• Humans

Multiple Choice

What is of threat to humans which is occurring due to global warming?

• Intelligence

• Wealth

• Health

• Internet access

Multiple Choice

According to the last slide, what is something that is increasing due to global warming?

• Sunstroke

• Wildfires

• Tsunamis

• Glaciers

Multiple Choice

The combination of all the contributing factors to global warming is commonly referred to as what?

• Coastal footprint

• Carbon footing

• Carbon footprint

• Crazy fools