Greenhouse Effect and Carbon Footprint

The measure of you and your families release of carbon emissions is called?

• footprints

• fossil fuels

• emission footprint

• carbon footprint

Check the examples of how to reduce your carbon footprint.

• Turn off lights when not in room.

• Eat food that comes from your local area.

• Travel by car as much as possible

• Recycle instead of throwing everything in the trash.

• Use energy efficient lighting.

Why do some countries contribute more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than others?

• They are lazy.

• They do not know the other options

• They do not have the resources to switch to a more green way of living.

• They do not care about the environment.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Check the 3 main greenhouse gasses

• Carbon Dioxide

• Methane

• Nitrogen

• Sulfur Gas

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

True or False: Some greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere are important?

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

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

• Temperature goes up

• Temperature goes down

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which of the following are greenhouse gases?

• Carbon dioxide

• Methane

• Water vapor

• All answers are correct

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

At what point in human history did global carbon dioxide levels start to rise?

• World War I

• World War II

• The Industrial Revolution

• The invention of the car

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which is not going to help reduce out carbon footprint?

• eating local food

• recycling

• driving to school

• planting trees

The Earth's atmosphere acts like a greenhouse that traps heat from the sun.

• true

• false

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4