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Greenhouse Gas
Climate Change
True or False
How do humans contribute to global warming
Anything Goes
100

Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas? a) water vapor b) nitrous oxide c) artificial fertilizers d) carbon dioxide

c) artificial fertilizers

100
Which country emits the most carbon dioxide per person?
United States
100
True or False: Wood is a fossil fuel
False
100

Name the most common way nature contributes to global warming.

When animals breathe they release Carbon Dioxide Or Depends on answer

100
Which planet has an atmosphere with an extreme greenhouse effect?
Venus
200
What were carbon dioxide levels like during the last Ice Age?
much lower than they are today
200
Which country produces the most carbon dioxide in total each year?
China
200
True or False: The Greenhouse Effect allows heat or infared energy from Earth's surface to pass directly out through the atmosphere and back into space.
False
200

How do volcanoes contribute to global warming?

When they erupt, they release large amounts of Co2

200
True or False: Natural gas is a fossil fuel.
true
300
What has been happening to the concentrations of greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere over the past 200 years?
It has been increasing.
300

In the past, was climate change a natural event or human caused?

occured naturally in the past

300
True or False: Leaving electronic devices plugged in or on standby when you are not using them increases your carbon footprint.
True
300

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300
True or False: Coal is a fossil fuel.
True
400

How are animals affected by greenhouse gases?

Some animals can only live in cold temperatures and if temperature rises, they can become extinct

400

Explain why a SMALL change in temperature can make a big difference. Name two changes that could occur.

sea levels will rise, hurricanes will become stronger and more intense, glaciers will melt, more droughts and heatwaves

400

True or False: Plants and trees releases carbon dioxide into the air.

False.

400

How do forests contribute to the removal of greenhouse gases?

They respirate by exchanging Co2 for oxygen

400

What evidence to climatologist use to get clues about the climate in the past?

rocks, glaciers, fossils

500

Which greenhouse gas absorbs the most heat? a) water vapor b) nitrous oxide c) artificial fertilizers d) carbon dioxide

water vapor

500

Name one way that climate change is affecting the oceans?

arctic sea ice is melting

coral reefs are dying ocean 

water is becoming more acidic

500
True or False: Without the Greenhouse Effect, Earth's temperature would be unsuitable for most forms of life.
False
500

What are 2 alternatives for making electricty that do not contribute to global warming?

Wind and Hydropower

500
What is the name of the process in which plants release oxygen into the air?
photosynthesis