Atmosphere and Climate Change Review

What is the number one contributor of greenhouse gasses in the United States?

• Automobiles

• Stoves

• Cell Phones

• Industry

Greenhouse gasses are able to trap energy because of their

• Size

• Geometry/Shape

• Color

• Location

What greenhouse gas do we talk about most often?

• Carbon Dioxide

• Methane

• Water

• None of the above

Which of the following are possible outcomes of global warming?

• Sea levels rising

• More food for everyone

• The ice caps melting

• Option 1 and 3

How do plants help remove carbon dioxide?

• They make more of it so we need to cut all the trees down

• They take it out of the atmosphere through photosynthesis and make oxygen

• They give it to their animal friends

• They steal our oxygen and carbon dioxide

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Looking at tis graph, we can see that temperature and carbon dioxide levels rise together. Knowing this, what can you say about the temperature in 2030 compared today?

• I don't know Mr. Gale, I'm not a psychic

• It will probably be higher

• It will probably cooler

• It will probably be just right (Said Goldilocks who enjoys the summer)

Based on the graph, when did carbon dioxide levels start increasing more than normal?

• They have always been increasing

• The industrial revolution

• When we went to space

• The day that Mr. Gale was born

Which have been linked to global climate change?

• Ocean acidification

• Sea levels rising

• Rise of global temperature

• All of these

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Why are renewable energy sources, like sun and wind, better energy sources than fossil fuels?

• You can get them at the gas station

• They are always less expensive

• They are naturally replenished and cause less pollution

• They can be found deep underground

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What is Global Warming?

• A change in a region’s weather conditions

• Energy source formed from the remains of living organisms

• A gradual increase in the temperature of Earth’s atmosphere

• When gases trap energy from the sun and hold the heat

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