Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change

What is the Greenhouse Effect?

• When you build a greenhouse

• When you paint your house green to become an environmentalist

• When the gasses in our atmosphere trap heat and block it from escaping our planet

• The name of climate change legislation that passed by congress

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More amount of Green house effect makes the earth -

• Hot

• Cold

• Cannot tell

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Climate change is caused by -

• Global Warming

• Saturn

• Moon

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True or False: Wasting less food is a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

• True

• False

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The ice sheets are declining, glaciers are in retreat globally, and our oceans are more acidic than ever

• Surface temperatures are setting new heat records about each year

• More extreme weather like droughts, heat waves, and hurricanes

• Global sea levels are rising at an alarmingly fast rate — 17 centimeters (6.7 inches) in the last century alone and going higher.

• All Of the Above

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What can you do to help fight climate change?

• Divest from fossil fuel companies

• Engage yourself in the science behind climate change

• Vote for political candidates who will advocate for climate-related legislation and policy improvements

• All of the above

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True or False: The overwhelming majority of scientists agree that climate change is real and caused by humans.

• True

• False

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What was agreed to in the “Paris Agreement” that came out of COP-21, held in Paris in 2015?

• To pursue a goal of 100% clean, renewable energy

• To limit sea level rise to 3 feet above current levels

• To keep global temperature rise well below 2℃ pre-industrial levels and to pursue a path to limit warming to 1.5℃

• To protect biodiversity and end the deforestation of the world’s rainforests

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Which of these countries emits the most carbon dioxide?

• China

• USA

• UK

• Russia

What percentage of the global greenhouse gas emissions does the transportation sector emit?

• 1%

• 28.2%

• 33%

• 70%

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