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Climate Change Review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the number one contributor of greenhouse gasses in the United States?

a)

Automobiles

b)

Stoves

c)

Cell Phones

d)

Industry

2.

Greenhouse gasses trap ____________ in the atmosphere

a)

Gas

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Infrared Energy

d)

Gamma Rays

3.

Greenhouse gasses are able to trap energy because of their

a)

Size

b)

Geometry/Shape

c)

Color

d)

Location

4.

Which of the following are greenhouse gasses?

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Methane

c)

Water

d)

All of the above

5.

What greenhouse gas do we talk about most often?

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Methane

c)

Water

d)

None of the above

6.

How do we compare other greenhouse gasses to carbon dioxide?

a)

Carbon Money

b)

Carbon Equivalents

c)

Carbon Protons

d)

Carbon Person

7.

Which planet can we see a run away greenhouse gas effect?

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Venus

8.

What would happen if the Earth has no greenhouse gasses?

a)

The sun would be darker

b)

The planet would cool

c)

The seasons would flip

d)

Mr. Gale's birthday would be 5 days later

9.

Which of the following are possible outcomes of global warming?

a)

Sea levels rising

b)

More food for everyone

c)

The ice caps melting

d)

Option 1 and 3

10.

Which best fits the definition of a Positive Feedback Loop?

a)

As temperature increases, so does greenhouse gasses, causing the temperature to increase further.

b)

The positive ions in the atmosphere start to form a tornado

c)

As the temperature gets higher, we drive our cars more

d)

As Lebron scores more points, Mr. Gale gets sadder

11.

How do plants help remove carbon dioxide?

a)

They make more of it so we need to cut all the trees down

b)

They take it out of the atmosphere through photosynthesis and make oxygen

c)

They give it to their animal friends

d)

They steal our oxygen and carbon dioxide

12.

Natural Gas, methane, comes from a number of places, which of the following describes where natural gas comes from?

a)

Driving cars

b)

Animals "passing gas"

c)

Wetlands

d)

All of the above

13.

What is the main source of nitrous oxide?

a)

The dentist giving you "laughing" gas

b)

Decomposing plastic

c)

Fertilizer

d)

The bubbles that fish make

14.

What are some ways that you and your family can reduce your carbon emissions? (Write in complete sentences and be detailed)

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15.

What are some ways that the school, government, or society can reduce carbon emissions? (Write in complete sentences and be as detailed as possible)

4 lines
16.

Which source of renewable/alternative energy still releases carbon emissions in the atmosphere?

a)

Nuclear

b)

Wind

c)

Solar

d)

Biomass

17.

At which location is air pollution the worst?

a)

Chicago (A major city)

b)

Harvey (A suburb)

c)

Champaign (A rural/urban town)

d)

Watseka (A rural town)

18.

Based on the graph, when did carbon dioxide levels start increasing more than normal?

a)

They have always been increasing

b)

The industrial revolution

c)

When we went to space

d)

The day that Mr. Gale was born

19.

Looking at tis graph, we can see that temperature and carbon dioxide levels rise together. Knowing this, what can you say about the temperature in 2030 compared today?

a)

I don't know Mr. Gale, I'm not a psychic

b)

It will probably be higher

c)

It will probably cooler

d)

It will probably be just right (Said Goldilocks who enjoys the summer)