Climate Change

Which of the following is contributing to an INCREASE in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

• deforestation

• photosynthesis

• oceans

• all of the above

• the loss of animal species

 What is the greenhouse effect?

• The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.
• The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.
• The heating of a solid, such as a rock.

What gas from the list below is a cause for global warming?

• Urethane
• Oxygen
• Carbon Dioxide

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

T/F: Water vapor is a greenhouse gas

• True
• False

T/F: Some greenhouse gases are naturally present in the Earth's atmosphere

• True
• False

Increased carbon dioxide may cause global warming by trapping more ____________ in the atmosphere.

• water
• gases
• heat
• water vapor

How does the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere affect climate?

• As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures increase
• As carbon dioxide concentration increase, temperatures decrease.
• Carbon dioxide concentrations have no affect on climate
• As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures become more random.

Increased carbon dioxide may cause global warming by trapping more ____________ in the atmosphere.

• water
• gases
• heat
• water vapor

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

• True
• False