Impacts Human Climate Change

Which are the 2 main sources of air pollution in urban areas?

• Vehicles

• Industries

• Volcanoes

• Agriculture

Long-term weather conditions at a certain place is known as...

• Weather

• Climate

• Temperature

• Global warming

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What are greenhouse gases?

• gases that cause climate change
• gases that emit green smoke
• gases that are used to make green colored glass

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Visible light reaches Earth’s surface while infrared light is trapped as heat. Which characteristic of Earth’s atmosphere causes this to happen?

• the hole in the ozone
• the greenhouse effect
• atmospheric pressure
• the inversion layer

The average temperature of the surface of Earth has increased approximately 1°C in the past century. Which reason best explains this increase in temperature?

• lower levels of ozone in the atmosphere
• lower levels of nitrogen in the atmosphere
• higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
• higher levels of oxygen in the atmosphere

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What is the primary greenhouse gas emitted?

• Methane
• Carbon Dioxide
• Nitrous oxide
• Flourinated gas

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The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is...

• using bottled water
• burning fossil fuels
• texting on cellphones
• eating meat

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Water vapor is a greenhouse gas

• True
• False

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Some greenhouse gases are naturally present in the Earth's atmosphere

• True
• False

Melting of glaciers and polar ice caps....

• will result in cooler temperatures in the Arctic
• will result in sea-levels rising
• Will have no effect on ecosystems
• None of the above

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