carbon cycle
Plants take Carbon Dioxide out of the atmosphere to make their own food is what process?
a) photosynthesis
b) respiration
c) decomposition
d) combustion
a) photosynthesis
What are examples of fossil fuels
a) Coal
b) Oil
c) Natural Gas
d) All of the above
d) all of the above
The greenhouse effect happens when certain gases in the atmosphere trap this.
a) heat
b) ice
a) heat
This is the total amount of greenhouse gases produced by our daily actions (hint: title of category)
carbon footprint
who lives in a pineapple under the sea
spongebob squarepants
Animals and humans release carbon dioxide into the air through this process.
a) photosynthesis
b) respiration
c) decomposition
d) combustion
b) respiration
This is the act of burning fossil fuels, which releases carbon into the atmosphere.
a) Photosynthesis
b) Respiration
c) Decomposition
d) Combustion
d) Combustion
This is the main greenhouse gas produced by human activities, such as driving cars and burning fossil fuels.
a) Carbon Dioxide
b) Methane
c) Carbonic Acid
d) Glucose
a) Carbon Dioxide
To reduce your footprint, you can use less electricity, turn off lights, and do this to your waste. (reduce, reuse, ____)
recycle
Moses says there's "not enough ____"
pollution
This process breaks down dead plants and animals, releasing carbon back into the soil or air.
a) photosynthesis
b) respiration
c) decomposition
d) combustion
c) decomposition
Fossil fuels are considered this because they take millions of years to form and cannot be replaced quickly.
a) renewable
b) non-renewable
b) non-renewable
The increase in greenhouse gases trapping too much heat causes this global phenomenon called global ___?
a) cooling
b) heating
c) freezing
d) warming
d) warming
These contribute to your carbon footprint
a) home energy
b) transportation
c) diet choices
d) all of the above
d) all of the above
While we are the only country to measure things in degrees Fahrenheit, other countries measure in degrees
celsius
This "sphere" is where carbon exists as a gas (like carbon dioxide or methane).
a) Atmosphere
b) Biosphere
c) Geosphere
d) Hydrosphere
a) Atmosphere
Because fossil fuels release carbon when burned, they are a major cause of what environmental problem.
a) Air Pollution
b) Climate Change
c) Both
c) Both
True or False: Without any greenhouse effect, Earth would be too cold for most life to exist.
True
Eating less of this type of food can help reduce your carbon footprint.
a) fruit
b) vegetable
c) meat
d) bread
c) meat
The World Cup is the biggest sporting event for what sport?
soccer