Carbon Footprints

What is CO₂ ?

• Carbon

• Oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

• A type of fizzy drink

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Why does too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere cause climate change?

• It cools down our planet
• It blocks out UV rays
• It traps heat and warms up our planet
• It lets sunlight escape

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Which one of these does not add CO₂ to the atmosphere?

• cooking with gas

• planting trees

• burning wood

• riding in a bus

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What releases oxygen?

• Tress and computers

• Plants and trees

• plants and cars

• cars and trees

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Coal, oil and natural gas are forms of .......

• renewable energy

• gases

• minerals

• fossil fuels

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What are some ways to reduce your Carbon Footprint?

• Leave lights on, eat lots of meat, drive everywhere.

• Use car instead of public transportation.

• Turn lights off, walk instead of drive, eat less meat.

• Throw all trash in landfill and use lots of plastic

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Which of the following foods takes the least amount of energy to produce?

• meat

• bread

• fresh vegetables

• cereal

Everyone has a carbon footprint.

• true 
• false

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What is the Greeenhouse Effect?

• is when the plants take in sunlight to grow

• is a process that occurs when gases in Earth's atmosphere trap the Sun's heat.

• reusing the sunlight

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What is one of the results of the Greenhouse Effect?

• The Earth gets colder

• We have Climate Change

• The Earth starts to shrink

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