Global Climate Change Review

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

• carbon dioxide

• water vapor

• hydrogen dioxide

• methane

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

• methane

• carbon dioxide

• water vapor

• oxygen

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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.

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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.

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By what amount did carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere increase between 1960 and 2000?

• 40 -50 ppm
• 60 -70 ppm
• 110 -120 ppm
• 360 -370 ppm

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Which of the following is NOT an effect of Global Warming?

• Polar ice caps will melt.
• Coastal regions will be covered with rising sea levels.
• Some areas will experience serious droughts
• The Earth's rotation will slow down and eventually stop

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The graph below shows CO2 emissions and temperatures from 1909 to 1949.  What conclusion is best supported by the graph?

• There is no relationship between carbon dioxide concentrations and temperatures
• As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures increase
• As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures decrease
• As carbon dioxide concentrations decrease, temperatures increase

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This is a molecule called:

• Carbon monoxide (CO)

• Carbon (C)

• Carbon dioxide (CO2)

• Carbon trioxide (CO3)

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All living things on Earth are made of carbon. When we burn __________ _________ we release the carbon that had been trapped for millions of years into the atmosphere, creating CO2.

• global warming

• fossil fuels

• banned plastics

• giant cars

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For over 800,000 years, Earth had an average CO2 level of _____ PPM. After the industrial revolution (the beginning of the Anthropocene) this rose to over _____ PPM.

• 100 and 200

• 100 and 400

• 300 and 400

• 400 and 500

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