T10L5: Recent Climate Change Quiz

What are some effects of climate change?

• Glaciers and ice sheets melting

• Seas rising

• Storms getting stronger

• All of the choices

How can we stop climate change?

• Walk to close places instead of using the car

• Turn off the lights when you're not in a room

• Recycle more

• All of the choices

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Which of the following gases is one of the main causes of global warming?

• Urethane

• Oxygen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Helium

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Which of the following choices refers to the Greenhouse Effect?

• gases that increase Earth's temperature

• when the gases in Earth’s atmosphere trap heat from the Sun and keep the planet warm

• the pattern of weather that occurs over time

• when our climate changes and everything change

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How do greenhouse gases keep the Earth warm?

• They absorb Earth’s outgoing radiation.

• They reflect excess energy from the Sun

• They balance the increase in carbon dioxide levels.

• The promote the winter season on Earth

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What do humans do that releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere?

• Burn fossil fuels (like gas and coal)

• Build cement buildings

• Ride bikes and use solar energy

• Compete in the Olympics

Which of the following is an example of a greenhouse gas?

• Carbon Dioxide
• Nitrogen
• Oxygen
• Neon

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What do scientists think the effect will be of having more greenhouse gases in our atmosphere?

• More warming of the atmosphere
• More cooling of the atmosphere
• More air in the atmosphere
• Less air in the atmosphere

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Which is a natural source of greenhouse gases?

• aerosols

• deforestation

• volcanic eruptions

• burning fossil fuels

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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