Warming the Earth

Why does cutting down trees increase global warming?

• Trees soak up carbon dioxide from the air

• Trees provide shade, which counteracts global warming

• Trees absorb the sun's energy without radiating it back into the atmosphere

• Trees drain greenhouse gases like methane from the soil

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Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Methane

• Hydrogen

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Which of the following is a piece of evidence that supports global warming?

• Increase in Earth's average global temperature

• Increase in sea level

• Decrease in energy (radiation) emitted by the sun

• Decrease in size/mass of the Arctic Polar Ice Caps

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What does the entire scientific community agree upon?

• Earth's temperature is increasing

• Earth's temperature is decreasing

• Global warming occurs due to the suns energy output.

• Carbon dioxide is the cause of global warming

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What is the significant long-term change in the expected patterns of average weather over time called?

• Climate Change

• Ozone layer

• Greenhouse Effect

• Global Warming

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Heat trapped by greenhouse gases is called

• Climate Change

• Ozone Layer

• Greenhouse Effect

• Global Warming

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Define Global Warming

• Heat is trapped by greenhouse gases

• Increase in Earth's average temperature

• Significant long-term change in the expected patterns of average weather over time

• Layer of gas that shields Earth from UV light

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True or False: Water vapor and carbon dioxide are two types of greenhouse gases.

• True

• False

All of these graphs reveal scientific evidence for climate change. Which graph has the most significant increase of change in a short period of time?

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What is the sea level change (in mm) from 1995-2013?

• 70 mm

• 50 mm

• 60 mm

• 30 mm

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