Greenhouse Gas/Global Warming

Which of the following are greenhouse gases?

• Carbon dioxide

• Methane

• Both answers are correct

What happens to the climate if too much greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere?

• Average temperature goes up (increases)

• Average temperature goes down (decreases)

• Average temperature remains the same

Which of the following is an effect of Global Warming?

• Polar ice caps will melt.

• Coastal regions will be flooded with rising sea levels.

• Some areas will experience serious droughts

• All of the above

Things you can do to help decrease global warming include:

• Eat more ice cream.

• Keep your freezer door open.

• Use renewable energy

Why is the increase of Greenhouse gasses a big issue?

• It causes climate change and increase in the global temerature

• It causes a major decrease in people

• It is not a big deal

Burning fossil fuels is one of the main causes for global warming.

• True
• False

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What is something you can do to reduce your carbon footprint?

What is a carbon footprint?

• Carbon Dioxide

• A type of shoe

• The amount of carbon someone puts into the atmosphere

• The amount of fuel a car uses

Everyone has a different carbon footprint depending on their life choices.

• True

• False

Trees are so important to our environment because they take which greenhouse gas out of the atmosphere?

• methane

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen