Causes & Effect of Global Climate Change

The main human activity that releases greenhouse gasses is

• Using bottled water

• Burning fossil fuels

• Polluting the oceans

• Eating meat

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The greenhouse gas having the greatest role in human-caused global warming is

• methane

• carbon dioxide

• CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons)

• ozone

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The gradual increase in the temperature of the atmosphere is known as ____________.

• Global Warming
• Greenhouse Effect

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Why does cutting down trees increase global warming?

• Trees soak up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

• Trees provide shade which counteracts global warming

• Trees absorbs the sun's energy without radiating it back into the atmosphere

• Trees drain greenhouse gases like methane from soil

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Global warming and the greenhouse effect are exactly the same.

• True

• False

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Burning fossil fuels is one of the main causes for global warming.

• True

• False

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More extreme weather is an ____________ of global warming.

• cause

• effect

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Which of the following is contributing to an INCREASE in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

• deforestation

• photosynthesis

• ocean acidification

• All of these choices are correct.

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Do we need greenhouse gases on Earth?

• Yes - they keep the Earth warm

• Yes - they keep all the gases on our planet

• No - they only cause terrible climate change

• No - they only block some of the Sun's rays

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Which of the following greenhouse gases is produced by decomposition of organic matter?

• Carbon dioxide

• Methane

• Nitrous oxide

• CFCs

• Ozone

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