Global climate change

Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?

• atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960
• Hawaii has a lot of carbon dioxide
• humans have been working hard to decrease carbon dioxide levels
• atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960

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The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is

• using public transportation and there by reduce the affects of greenhouse gases.

• burning fossil fuels

• texting on cellphones

• eating meat

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 What is the greenhouse effect?

• The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.
• The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.
• The heating of a solid, such as a rock.

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T/F: Water vapor is a greenhouse gas

• True
• False

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Which is a natural source of greenhouse gases?

• aerosols
• deforestation
• volcanic eruptions
• burning fossil fuels

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Which natural process removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?

• forest fires
• volcanic eruptions
• cellular respiration
• photosynthesis

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Which of the following gases IS NOT considered a greenhouse gas?

• carbon dioxide

• nitrogen

• water vapor

• methane

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

• deforestation

• photosynthesis and respiration

• oceans acidification

• all of the above

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Global temperatures have been increasing drastically?

• since the Jurassic Era (time of dinosaurs) 65 million yr ago

• since the advent of human kind.

• since the industrial revolution.

• Climate change is not real and there is not scientific evidence of temperature change.

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Carbon is stored in

• Trees and other living things
• Oceans
• underground in soil and fossil fuels
• All are correct

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