Climate Change & Carbon Footprints

The warming of the atmosphere by the trapping of heat being radiated into space is known as

• Evaporation

• The Greenhouse eEfect

• Greenhouse gases

• The Carbon Cycle

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Which of the following is not an example of a greenhouse gas?

• Methane

• Carbon dioxide

• Water vapor

• Ammonia

The average temperature of the surface of Earth has increased approximately 1⁰C in the past century. Which of the following choices best explains this increase?

• Lower levels of ozone in the atmosphere

• Higher levels of oxygen in the atmosphere

• Higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

• More ice in the polar ice caps

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Greenhouse gases occur naturally in the atmosphere.

• True

• False

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How do greenhouse gases warm the planet?

• Greenhouse gases release heat through chemical reactions.

• Greenhouse gases do not warm the planet.

• Greenhouse gases absorb infrared radiation from the sun, begin to vibrate and warm the atmosphere.

• Greenhouse gases explode releasing heat and energy to Earth.

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Which of the following have been linked to climate change?

• Floods

• Drought

• More frequent hurricanes

• All of the above

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The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is

• using bottled water

• texting on cellphones

• eating meat

• burning fossil fuels

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Which of the following does not contribute to the release of greenhouse gases?

• Eating meat

• Buying produce flown from another country

• Driving a car

• Walking to school

Which of the following is an example of weather?

• A period of abnormally dry weather that lasts two years.

• It is sunny and dry today in San Antonio, Tx.

• The average temperature for San Antonio this time of year is 81⁰F.

• A hurricane.

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Which of the following is an example of climate?

• A period of abnormally dry weather that lasts two years.

• It is sunny and dry today in San Antonio, Tx.

• The average temperature for San Antonio this time of year is 81⁰F.

• A hurricane.

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