Climate Change Check-in

How well do you think you understand the greenhouse effect?

• Not at all

• Not so much

• Pretty well

• Great

What are greenhouse gases?

• Gases that make it hard to breathe

• Gases that are poisonous to humans and the environment

• Gases that are used to make green colored glass

• Gases that keep the Earth warm

Any amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is bad for our planet.

• True

• False

What is climate?

• How the temperature changes over many years

• What the weather is usually like in an area

• What is happening outside at any moment

What is weather?

• What it's like outside at any one time, changing all the time

• What the temperature of a place usually is measured over many years

• The average warming of the Earth

The amount of carbon dioxide CO₂ in the atmosphere is decreasing. 

• True
• False

Increased greenhouse gases causes global warming by trapping more ____________ in the atmosphere.

• water

• gases

• heat

• water vapor

It is so hot today! Is that a statement about climate or weather?

• Climate

• Weather

It's always so cold in Quito at night! Is that a statement about climate or weather?

• Climate

• Weather

What is causing the Earth to get hotter (global warming)?

• There are holes in the ozone layer that let more sun in

• The sun is stronger than it used to be

• Humans are making more greenhouse gases