Global Warming & Climate Change

Each one of these gases is a greenhouse gas, except which one?

• carbon dioxide

• water vapor

• hydrogen dioxide

• methane

Trees are so important to our environment because they absorb (sink) which greenhouse gas?

• methane

• carbon dioxide

• water vapor

• oxygen

In which of these areas would you be breathing in a lot of methane gas? (more than one)

• A farm with livestock

• The beach.

• A mall.

• A landfill.

Greenhouse gases are important to our planet's survival because...

• They create a natural cooling effect that keeps us from burning up.

• They fuel the cars we drive.

• They create oxygen which we need to breathe.

• They keep our earth warm so we can sustain life.

Why are too many greenhouse gases bad for the environment?

• They cause trees to die.

• They release heat and will be the cause of the next ice age.

• They trap heat in our atmosphere causing the planet to warm up.

• They are fossil fuels which pollute our environment.

Cloud cover is an example of which greenhouse gas?

• water vapor

• methane

• carbon dioxide

• flouride

True or False: The greenhouse effect is always bad for our environment.

• True

• False

Oil, gasoline and coal are all examples of this type of fuel.

• natural gases

• fossil fuels

• alternative fuels

• bio-fuels

Choose all of the following which are examples of climate and not just weather?

• The high temperature tomorrow will be 47 degrees.

• It snowed 7 inches in Ann Arbor this January.

• The average rainfall during Spring in Michigan is 14 inches.

• The temperature in Michigan in the month of May ranges from 73 degrees to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.

What is global warming?

• a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere.

• a change in global or regional climate patterns

• the cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land.

• The action of clearing a wide area of trees.