Climate Change: Causes and Impacts

Who keeps the Earth warm?

• The Sun

• The greenhouse gases

• Both of them

• None of them

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What causes "natural climate change"?

• Volcanic eruptions

• Changes in the sun's energy

• Both of them

• None of them

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What activities release greenhouse gases (cause climate change)?

• Burning oils to make planes and cars move

• Dumping trash on landfills

• Cutting down trees

• All of them

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What causes climate change?

• The increase in greenhouse gases

• The decrease in greenhouse gases

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What are some effects of climate change?

• Glaciers and ice sheets melting

• Seas rising

• Storms getting stronger

• All of them

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Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?

• C02

• CH4

• Water Vapor

• All Of The Above

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True or False: Wasting less food is a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

• True

• False

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What Is The Green House Effect?

• The name of climate change legislation that passed by congress

• When you paint your house green to become an environmentalist

• When the gasses in our atmosphere trap heat and block it from escaping our planet

• When you build a greenhouse

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Which of the following are consequences associated with climate change?

• The ice sheets are declining, glaciers are in retreat globally, and our oceans are more acidic than ever

• Surface temperatures are setting new heat records about each year

• More extreme weather like droughts, heat waves, and hurricanes

• Global sea levels are rising at an alarmingly fast rate — 17 centimeters (6.7 inches) in the last century alone and going higher.

• All Of The Above

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What can you do to help fight climate change?

• Divest from fossil fuel companies

• Engage yourself in the science behind climate change

• Vote for political candidates who will advocate for climate-related legislation and policy improvements

• All Of The Above

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