Climate Change

Which of the following are greenhouse gases?

• Carbon dioxide
• Methane
• Water vapor
• All answers are correct

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The Earth's atmosphere acts like a greenhouse that traps heat from the sun.

• true

• false

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Without the Greenhouse Effect the Earth would be

• warm 
• cold
• dead

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Which of the following natural events is NOT a source of carbon dioxide?

• Wildfire

• Decomposing plants and animals

• Volcanic eruption

• Earthquake

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What happens to the temperature if more greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere?

• Temperature goes up
• Temperature goes down

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At what point in human history did global carbon dioxide levels start to rise?

• World War I

• World War II

• The Industrial Revolution

• The invention of the car

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The gradual increase in the temperature is known as ...

• Green Effect

• Methane

• Carbon dioxide Gases

• Global Warming

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How can Global Warming cause sea levels to rise?

• by causing it to rain more often.

• by creating bigger and more powerful hurricanes.

• by melting glaciers and ice caps.

• by increasing the number of undersea volcanic eruptions.

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What is climate?

• What's happening in space at a time and place.
• What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place
• The average weather over many years
• The average temperature over many years.

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Which is not going to help reduce out carbon footprint?

• eating local food

• recycling

• driving to school

• planting trees

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