Human Impacts

Which greenhouse gas is produced most by the automobile industry?

• Hydrogen

• Sulfur

• Methane

• Carbon Dioxide

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What type of impact is the following: Dumping old tires in an unmanaged forest.

• Positive Impact

• Negative Impact

• Trade-Off

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What type of impact is the following: Farming animals for food.

• Positive Impact

• Negative Impact

• Trade-Off

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What type of impact is the following: Filtering plastics out of the ocean.

• Positive Impact

• Negative Impact

• Trade-Off

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The graph shows the change in average global temperature during the last 100 years. The graph shows both natural and human contributions to climate change. Which of these statements is supported by the graph?

• Human activities have caused most of the change in Earth’s increased temperatures.

• Earth’s surface is becoming warmer mostly because of an increase in the sun’s energy.

• Natural factors have been the main factor in causing Earth’s climate to become warmer.

• Driving vehicles every day in crowded cities is the main contributor to increasing temperatures.

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Which of these is an example of a human activity that causes climate change?

• burning fossil fuels

• removing greenhouse gases

• using alternative energy sources

• increasing ash particles from volcanoes

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Which activity would reduce human sources of greenhouse gases?

• increasing the size of livestock herds

• monitoring worldwide volcanic activity

• using wind energy to generate electricity

• researching ways to add methane to the atmosphere

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Which action can humans do to help reduce the rate of global warming?

• A. outlaw alternative energy

• B. increase energy consumption

• C. decrease energy consumption

• D. make computer models of emissions

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Greenhouse gases are increasing in the atmosphere. As these gases increase, which of these processes occurs and allows more heat to be trapped?

• A. Ash particles in the air block sunlight.

• B. Solar radiation is reflected into space.

• C. Increased infrared radiation is absorbed.

• D. Decreased water vapor causes less cooling of the air.

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Air pollution is often caused by:

• a. Dumping hot air into the atmosphere

  
  

• b. Dumping waste into freshwater resources

  
  

• c. Burning fossil fuels

• d. Planting more trees

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