Climate Change

Global warming is one type of...

• climate change

• greenhouse effect

• greenhouse gas

• seasonal change

Any amount of CO₂ (Carbon Dioxide) in the atmosphere is bad for our planet.

• True
• False

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Winters in Minnesota frequently experience temperatures below zero.

• Climate
• Weather

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A tornado warning was issued for Kansas City this morning.

• Climate
• Weather

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Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?

• Carbon dioxide CO₂
• Methane CH₄
• Water vapor
• Nitrogen N₂

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

• Fishing
• Breathing
• Burning Fossil Fuels
• Farming

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This is released by the digestion of animals and decomposing matter in wetlands.

• carbon dioxide

• methane

• nitrous oxide

• cfc's

Visible light reaches Earth’s surface and is remitted as heat. Gasses in the atmosphere, reflect this heat back to earth where it is reabsorbed. What is this process?

• Climate Change

• Greenhouse Effect

• Global Warming

• Earth's Reflectivity

The average temperature of the surface of Earth has increased approximately 1°C in the past century. Which reason best explains this increase in temperature?

• lower levels of ozone in the atmosphere
• lower levels of nitrogen in the atmosphere
• higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
• higher levels of oxygen in the atmosphere

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Without the greenhouse effect, Earth's atmosphere would be __________ to support life.

• too hot

• too wet

• too dry

• too cold

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