Climate Change Review

What is the atmosphere?

• layer of dirt below the ground

• layer of water at the bottom of the ocean

• layers of air around the Earth

• layer of air inside a greenhouse

Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?

• Water

• Sun

• Coal

• Win

T/F: Water vapor is a greenhouse gas

• True
• False

What is the definition of climate?

• The condition of the air around the Earth

• The rainforest

• The pattern of weather over time

• How hot it is in a certain place

What does the term "sustainable" mean?

• Able to continue for a long time, to take care of something for a long time

• Uses little electricity and gas

• Good living conditions / being able to live in it

• Making new items from old, used, or waste material

Why do we want to use more renewable energy sources?

• They cause more pollution

• They will go away if we don't use them

• They cause less pollution

• They are easier to create

__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.

• Renewable Energy Resource

• Non-Renewable Energy Resource

Every source of energy has pros and cons even renewable ones.

Which renewable energy source would be harmful to birds and bats?

• Geothermal Energy

• Solar Energy

• Wind Energy

• Hydroelectric Energy

• Biomass Energy

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

• Temperature goes up
• Temperature goes down

Wind turbines generate electricity as the wind rotates its ___________.

• bottom

• top

• blades