Global Change

Why is the increase of Greenhouse gasses a big issue?

• It causes an increase in the global average temperatures which leads to climate change.

• It leads to more factories

• It causes a major decrease in people

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Which one of the choices below is NOT a  cause for global warming?

• Having too many cows
• Burning Fossil Fuels
• Planting new trees

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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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The gradual increase in the temperature of the atmosphere caused by human activity is known as ________________.

• Greenhouse Effect

• Global Warming

• Carbon Dioxide Gases

• Methane

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How can global warming cause sea levels to rise? Choose the best answer.

• by increasing the number of undersea volcanic eruptions

• by melting glaciers and ice caps

• by creating bigger and more powerful hurricanes

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What happens to the temperature if more greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere?

• Temperature goes up
• Temperature goes down

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Which of the following is NOT an effect of Global Warming?

• Polar ice caps will melt.
• Coastal regions will be covered with rising sea levels.
• Some areas will experience serious droughts
• The Earth's rotation will slow down and eventually stop

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The graph below shows CO2 emissions and temperatures from 1984 to 2009. What conclusion is best supported by the graph?

• There is no relationship between carbon dioxide concentrations and temperatures

• As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures increase

• As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures decrease

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Burning fossil fuels like coal and oil is one of the main causes for global warming.

• True

• False

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Which of the following sets of evidence supports global warming?

• CO2 levels rising

• Sea Levels rising

• Glacier size decreasing

• All of the Above

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