Carbon footprint

What gas is increasing in large amounts due to human activities?

• BP
• carbon dioxide
• oxygen
• diesel

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which one of these does not add CO2 to the atmosphere?

• cooking with gas
• planting trees
• burning wood
• riding in a bus

Why does too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere cause climate change?

• It cools down our planet
• It blocks out UV rays
• It traps heat and warms up our planet
• It lets sunlight escape

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which is NOT going to help reduce out carbon footprint?

• eating local food

• recycling

• going everywhere by car

• planting trees

Ice at the poles of the earth is.....

• rising

• getting colder

• melting

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

If sea levels rise, places will

• become dry

• get flooded

• get hotter

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The total set of carbon emissions caused by an individual.

• carbon cycle

• carbon handprint

• carbon footprint

• carbon summary

Which of these transportation choices produces the least carbon?

• Walking

• Riding a bus

• Driving a car

• Riding a train

The main human activity that adds to an individual's carbon footprint.

• usage of alternative energies (wind, solar, etc)

• respiration and growth

• photosynthesis by plants

• usage of fossil fuels for energy

Why should you be concerned with the size of your carbon footprint?

• Sometimes its hard to find shoes that are the right size.

• If we don't decrease greenhouse gas emissions Earth will continue to cool.

• Greenhouse gases are becoming scarce in Earth's atmosphere.

• Increases in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are contributing to global climate change.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4