Climate change

Any amount of CO₂ (Carbon Dioxide) in the atmosphere is bad for our planet.

• true

• false

What is climate?

• What's going on with the atmosphere at any particular time

• The type of weather that occurs during a particular season

• How much sunshine an area gets

• An area's pattern of weather over a long period of time

Climate change causes extreme weather conditions such as:

• flooding

• heat waves

• cyclone

• all of the above

Having a high carbon footprint is:

• bad for the environment

• good for the environment

Which of the following human activities would NOT decrease the amount of CO₂ emitted into the atmosphere?

• Households recycling plastic, glass, and paper products

• Cutting trees in a large area to create land for a shopping mall

• Installing solar panels on the roof of new homes built around the city

• Taking public transportation as a way to commute

Which of the following are greenhouse gases?

• Carbon dioxide
• Methane
• Water vapor
• All answers are correct

Without the Greenhouse Effect the Earth would be

• warm 
• cold
• dead

What are greenhouse gases?

• gases that cause climate change
• gases that emit green smoke
• gases that are used to make green colored glass

Visible light reaches Earth’s surface while infrared light is trapped as heat. Which characteristic of Earth’s atmosphere causes this to happen?

• the hole in the ozone
• the greenhouse effect
• atmospheric pressure
• the inversion layer

The average temperature of the surface of Earth has increased approximately 1°C in the past century. Which reason best explains this increase in temperature?

• lower levels of ozone in the atmosphere
• lower levels of nitrogen in the atmosphere
• higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
• higher levels of oxygen in the atmosphere