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CO2 Emissions Jigsaw Assignment

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In 2015 which month did NOT set a record for highest temperatures recorded?

a)

August

b)

Sept

c)

Oct

d)

Nov

2.

Which year appears to have had a significant heat wave the nearly the entire year?

a)

2014

b)

2015

c)

2006

d)

2010

3.

Where do carbon emission in the United States appear to be the highest?

a)

Washington (Northwest)

b)

New York (Northeast)

c)

Texas (South)

d)

Iowa (Midwest)

4.

Which border appears to have the highest carbon emissions?

a)

USA- Canada Border

b)

West Coast-Pacific Ocean Border

c)

Florida-Atlantic Ocean Border

d)

Texas- Mexico Border

5.

Which month appears to be the unhealthiest in Bejing?

a)

June

b)

January

c)

September

d)

May

6.

Which season appears to be the unhealthiest in Bejing?

a)

Summer

b)

Winter

c)

Spring

d)

Fall

7.

Which city has seen a DECREASE in flooding in the past 10 years?

a)

Wilmington NC

b)

Annapolis MD

c)

Charleston SC

8.

Which city has seen the WORST flooding in the past 10 years?

a)

Charleston SC

b)

Annapolis MD

c)

Wilmington SC

9.

If I had to travel from Boston to New York, from a carbon emissions standpoint, which would be the BEST to travel via...

a)

Car Pool

b)

Bus

c)

Scooter

d)

Car

10.

From a carbon emissions standpoint, which would be the WORST way to travel from Boston to New York?

a)

Car

b)

Train

c)

Airplane

d)

Bus

11.

Why would a train be a good from a carbon standpoint to travel?

a)

It puts out very little CO2

b)

It is fast and takes less time to travel

c)

It can carry a lot of passengers from the CO2 it outputs

d)

It is the cheapest way to travel

12.

Which statement appears to be most true?

a)

Dense population centers appear to have the highest CO2 emission

b)

Areas of oil production appear to have very high CO2 emissions

c)

Agricultural areas appear to have very high CO2 emissions

d)

CO2 emission appears to get worse the further West you go in the US

13.

What might explain a high CO2 time of the year in Bejing?

a)

During the summer, many people drive and travel more, so there is more CO2

b)

During the summer factories tend to work and output more, so higher CO2 levels

c)

During the winter, it gets cold and people use fossil fuels to heat their homes

d)

During the spring, the weather is much better, so fog developed and traps CO2 in layer causing more smog

14.

Which statement appears to be incorrect?

a)

As temps went up from 2010-1015, flooding in Annapolis decreased

b)

As temps went up from 2010-2015 flooding in Charleston increased

c)

As temps went up from 20101-2015, flooding in Wilmington increased

d)

All of these answers were correct

e)

none of these answers are correct

15.

Which statement MIGHT not be true about CO2 emissions in the United States.

a)

Colder areas have higher CO2 because more people have to heat homes/houses

b)

Densely populated areas have more CO2 because more people drive there

c)

Areas with large mass transit systems have lower CO2 rates because of trains and bus use (New York and Chicago)

d)

Warmer areas in the country have higher CO2 rates because greenhouse gasses are heating up their atmosphere