Global Warming Impacts

What are the primary causes of global warming?

• Volcanic eruptions

• Increase in greenhouse gases due to human activities

• Solar activity

• Deforestation

How does global warming affect the environment?

• Global warming affects the environment by causing rising temperatures, melting ice caps, sea level rise, extreme weather events, and disruption of ecosystems.

• Global warming causes a decrease in greenhouse gas emissions

• Global warming leads to increased biodiversity

• Global warming has no impact on the environment

Name one mitigation strategy to reduce global warming.

• Transitioning to renewable energy sources

• Using more coal for energy production

• Deforestation

• Increasing greenhouse gas emissions

What are some examples of renewable energy sources?

• Coal energy

• Solar energy, wind energy, hydroelectric power, geothermal energy, biomass

• Nuclear energy

• Oil energy

How does climate change impact biodiversity?

• Climate change only affects a few species, not biodiversity as a whole

• Climate change can lead to extinction of species and loss of biodiversity.

• Biodiversity increases with climate change

• Climate change has no impact on biodiversity

What actions can individuals take to reduce their carbon footprint?

• Drive more frequently

• Use single-use plastic products

• Ignore energy consumption

• Use public transportation, carpool, bike or walk instead of driving, reduce energy consumption, recycle, support renewable energy

Explain the greenhouse effect and its role in global warming.

• The greenhouse effect is caused by excessive deforestation

• Global warming is solely due to natural climate cycles

• The greenhouse effect is a natural process that warms the Earth's surface by trapping heat in the atmosphere through greenhouse gases. Human activities have intensified this effect, contributing to global warming.

• Greenhouse gases have no impact on the Earth's temperature

What are the consequences of melting ice caps due to global warming?

• Increase in polar bear population

• Decrease in global temperatures

• Consequences include rising sea levels, habitat loss, ecosystem disruption, extreme weather events, and greenhouse gas release.

• Expansion of ice caps

Discuss the importance of transitioning to a low-carbon economy.

• Transitioning to a low-carbon economy has no impact on the environment

• Transitioning to a low-carbon economy is important for mitigating climate change, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, promoting sustainable development, and ensuring energy security.

• A low-carbon economy is not sustainable in the long run

• Greenhouse gas emissions do not contribute to climate change

How can deforestation contribute to global warming?

• Deforestation leads to the creation of new forests that offset carbon emissions

• Deforestation increases the number of trees that absorb carbon dioxide, reducing the greenhouse effect

• Deforestation has no impact on carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere

• Deforestation reduces the number of trees that can absorb carbon dioxide, releasing stored carbon back into the atmosphere and contributing to the greenhouse effect.