Greenhouse Gases

The greenhouse effect refers to

• the good feeling you get when you buy someone flowers

• the good feeling someone gets when you buy them flowers

• the natural cooling of Earth's surface

• the trapping of heat by gases in Earth's atmosphere

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The chemical name for natural gas is

• methane

• water vapour

• nitrous oxide

• neon

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Overall, the amount of greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere is

• decreasing

• increasing exponentially

• staying the same

• hard to measure

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What is the primary cause of increasing carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere? (Choose all that apply.)

• burning fossil fuels

• planting trees

• eating plant-based proteins

• human behaviour

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Identify the main sources of methane gas emitted in Canada. (Choose all that apply.)

• trees

• landfills

• farm animals

• gas leaks from the oil industry

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What percentage of food produced in Canada is wasted?

• 10%

• 20%

• 30%

• 40%

What percentage of Ontario's greenhouse gas emissions comes from transportation?

• 3%

• 15%

• 33%

• 53%

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True of False? Canada has set targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

• True

• False

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True of False? Canadian farmers are using regenerative techniques to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

• True

• False

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What other approaches are being used in Canada to reduce greenhouse gas emissions?

• tree planting

• green energy

• landfill diversion

• electric vehicles

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