Earth Science Unit 6 - Resources and Human Influence

What is the biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas?

• increased precipitation
• increased acidity of sea water
• lack of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
• rising sea level

How can the planting of new trees most help reduce climate change?

• Trees help create breezes.

• Trees release moisture that cools the atmosphere.

• Trees take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis.

• Trees block the release of greenhouse gases from soil.

Gases such as water vapor and carbon dioxide that trap heat near Earth are known as 

• global gases.
• greenhouse gases.
• proxy gases.
• offset gases.

Which human activity contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?

• fishing
• breathing
• burning fossil fuels
• farming

The ____________________ is a natural process in which certain gases in the atmosphere trap heat near Earth and prevent it from radiating back into space.

• Greenhouse Zone
• Greenhouse Effect
• Tropic Layer
• Heat Zone

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

• methane

• carbon dioxide

• water vapor

• oxygen

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 that are alternative (greener) energy sources...

• The sun

• Wind

• Electricity

• Water

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.