Global Climate Change

What is the definition of climate?

• The condition of the air around the Earth

• The rainforest

• The pattern of weather over time

• How hot it is in a certain place

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In the 1800's why did CO2 levels increase significantly?

• New factories were being built that caused more pollution

• The civil war caused more pollution

• Scientists figured out how to clean up pollution in the air

• It did not increase

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​ (a)   gases are best described as ​ (b)   that trap ​ (c)   from the sun in the Earth’s ​ (d)   .

• Greenhouse
• gases
• energy
• atmosphere
• Whitehouse
• farts
• smells

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Human activities _______.

• exacerbate (make worse) the natural greenhouse effect

• create the greenhouse effect

• diminish the greenhouse effect

• eliminate the greenhouse effect

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Which of the following is not a manmade cause of global warming?

• burning fossil fuels

• deforestation

• respiration

• population growth

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“In a 2009 study, presented by the National Academy of Science, 97% of climate scientists agree that human activity is causing global warming." Which of the following statements is best supported by this study?

• Most climate scientists dispute the theory of human influence on global warming.

• Global warming is most likely alarmist propaganda based on false data.

• Global warming is definitely not caused by human influence on nature.

• Most climate scientists believe that there is evidence that explains global warming.

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Label the pie graph titled, "Causes of Climate Change and Sea Level Rise" with the correct answers.

a

b

c

Carbon Dioxide

Forestry/Land Use

Methane

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Label the pie graph titled, "Sources of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions in 2019" with the correct answers.

a

b

c

Electricity

Industry

Transportation

Match the following images to the correct answer:

• Leading cause of Deforestation

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• Results of melting glaciers/ice caps

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• Produced by burning Fossil Fuels

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Match the following

• Greatest fossil fuel consumption

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• Chemical reaction releases lots of CO²

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• Industry that releases lots of methane

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