SS End of Year Review

What do cars, power plants, and furnaces have in common?

• They all burn gasoline

• They all burn coal

• They all burn wood

• They all burn fossil fuels

Which would probably be the most effective way to reduce the amount of methane released into the atmosphere?

• Reducing the amount of gasoline we use

• Making sure to prevent forest fires

• Reducing the amount of cows we raise for meat

• Reducing the amount of electricity we use

The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is

• using bottled water
• burning fossil fuels
• texting on cellphones
• eating meat

Worldwide, temperatures have been increasing for more than 100 years.  Is this evidence of global warming?

• yes
• no

The greenhouse gas having the greatest role in human-caused global warming is

• methane
• carbon dioxide
• CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons)
• ozone

What is the greenhouse effect?

• warming of the earth due to gases in our atmosphere.
• cooling of the earth due to gases in our atmosphere

What do carbon dioxide and methane have in common?

• They are gases formed when wood is burned

• They are gases that regularly escape from landfills

• They are gases that contribute to global warming

• They are examples of non-renewable resources

Why is the increase of Greenhouse gasses a big issue?

• It causes climate change and increase in the global temerature 
• It can lead to a major increase in Greenhouses 
• It leads to more factories
• It causes a major decrease in people

Smog is what kinds of pollution?

• recycle
• water pollution
• land pollution
• air pollution

_{Choose the option which a truly environmentally friendly person does.}
What's the last thing you do before you leave the house?

• Turn off my computer... that's about it.
• Check to make sure I have my cell and iPod.
• Turn off all the lights in the house.
• Turn on the TV so it looks like someone's home, just in case a thief tries to break in!