Carbon Cycle and Greenhouse Effect

(True or False?) Having any greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere is always a bad thing.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

Which of the following are greenhouse gases?

• Carbon dioxide

• Methane

• Water vapor

• All answers are correct

Why does too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere cause climate change?

• It cools down our planet.

• It blocks out UV rays.

• It traps heat and warms up our planet.

• It lets sunlight escape.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

The greenhouse effect is caused by

• more heat arriving at the Earth from the sun

• the Earth releasing more heat at night

• gases in the air trapping heat released by the Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

A decrease in forest land results in a net ________ of CO₂ in the atmosphere.

• decrease

• increase

• no change

• fluctuation

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What does NOT produce atmospheric carbon dioxide?

• Photosynthesis

• Burning Fossil Fuels

• Animal respiration

• Anything living in the ocean.

Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?

• atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960

• Hawaii has a lot of carbon dioxide

• humans have been working hard to decrease carbon dioxide levels

• atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-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.HS-ESS2-6

Which of the following natural events is NOT a source of carbon dioxide?

• Wildfire

• Decomposing plants and animals

• Volcanic eruption

• Earthquake

Which of these choices in transportation produces less green house gas than the others?

• walking

• riding a bus

• riding a car

• taking a train