Global warming

Which of the following is a greenhouse gas (GHG)?

• Coal

• Carbon dioxide

• Oil

• Carbon

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What is the Greenhouse effect?

• The name of climate change legislation that was 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 is NOT a consequence associated with climate change?

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

• Decrease in widespread migration of people across the globe.

• 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.

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What can you do to help fight climate change?

• Use public transports

• Consume less meat products

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

• All of the above

The overwhelming majority of scientists agree that climate change is real and caused by humans.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Wasting less food is a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Most places on Earth aren't warmer than they were 100 years ago.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Where have some of the strongest and earliest impacts of global warming occurred?

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  Impacts of global warming are distributed equally all over the planet.

• In the tropics.

• In northern latitudes.

• In the south.

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How do scientists collect evidence about climate?

• Using remote sensing from space with satellites.

• By ground-based measurements of surface temperature, carbon dioxide concentration and sea level.

• By collecting "proxy data" from tree rings, ice cores and historical records.

• All of the above.

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As average global temperature rises,

• Average precipitation increases

• Average precipitation decreases

• Average precipitation is unchanged

• None of the answers

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