Climate Change

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

• true

• false

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

• Wildfire

• Decomposing plants and animals

• Volcanic eruption

• Earthquake

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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The gradual increase in the temperature is known as ...

• Green Effect

• Methane

• Carbon dioxide Gases

• Global Warming

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What is climate?

• What's happening in space at a time and place.

• What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place

• The average weather over many years

• The average temperature over many years.

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Which is not going to help reduce out carbon footprint?

• eating local food

• recycling

• driving to school

• planting trees

Worldwide, temperatures have been increasing for more than 100 years.  Is this evidence of global warming?

• yes

• no

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Which of the following is contributing to an increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

• deforestation

• photosynthesis

• oceans

• all of the above

Things you can do to help decrease global warming include:

• Eat more ice cream.

• Keep your freezer door open.

• Keep your air conditioner on high.

• Turn off your lights when you’re not using them.

What is the greenhouse effect?

• The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.

• The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.

• The heating of a solid, such as a rock.

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