GCSE Global Warming

The greenhouse gas having the greatest role in human-caused global warming is

• methane
• carbon dioxide
• CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons)
• ozone

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Changes in temperature are expected to be greatest

• near the equator
• near the poles

The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is

• using bottled water
• burning fossil fuels
• texting on cellphones
• eating meat

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which kind of land can store 20 to 100 times as much carbon as the other?

• natural ecosystems
• agricultural land

Deforestation contributes to greenhouse gases by

• loss of trees that would otherwise remove carbon dioxide from the air
• burning wood releases carbon dioxide
• Both are correct

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Water vapor is a greenhouse gas

• True
• False

Some greenhouse gases are naturally present in the Earth's atmosphere

• True
• False

It was hot all week last week.  Is this a sign of climate change?

• Yes
• No

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Worldwide, temperatures have been increasing for more than 100 years.  Is this evidence of global warming?

• yes
• no

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which of the following is contributing to an increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

• deforestation
• photosynthesis
• oceans
• all of the above

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6