Climate Change - Causes and Impacts

The greenhouse effect is natural as it helps to sustain (keep) life on earth by trapping heat in the atmosphere.

• False

• True

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

• agriculture

• photosynthesis

• oceans

• all of the above

• the loss of animal species

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What gas from the list below is a major cause of global warming?

• Urethane

• Oxygen

• Carbon Dioxide

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What happened in the late 1700's- early 1800's that caused carbon dioxide levels increase significantly?

• New factories were being built that caused more pollution

• The civil war caused more pollution

• Scientists figured out how to clean up pollution in the air

• It did not increase

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Climate change is the gradual ________ of average temperature in the atmosphere.

• increase

• decrease

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Select ALL types of fossil fuels below.

• coal

• oil

• natural gas

The increase in burning of fossils fuels has led to an ____________ in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

• increase

• decrease

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Which options below are major causes of climate change?

• electricty

• planting trees

• industry

• agriculture

• photosynthesis

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As ocean temperatures rise, what is happening to glaciers and ice caps?

• They are getting larger.

• They are becoming more dense.

• They are melting.

• They are moving south.

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An effect of climate change is stronger storms.

• True

• False

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