Greenhouse Gases
WE GOT SOME HEAT
We did that?
True/False
Random
100
Most common greenhouse gas
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
100
What happens to the animals who can't handle the changing temperatures?
They either migrate closer to the poles or face extinction.
100
What vocab word reflects the problem of "if ALL the animals of the same species can't adapt to their environment then this process will unfortunately occur"
Extinction
100
Humans are NOT the dominant source of climate change?
True/False
False
100
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200
This gas is from cows and landfills
Methane
200
Name at least 2 MAJOR US cities that would be underwater if the sea levels were to rise?
New York, New Orleans, Miami, Savannah...
200
What oceanic storm will be more intense if the oceanic temperatures are increasing
Hurricane
200
Carbon levels in our atmosphere are lower now than 100 years ago.
True or False
False
200
"I appear when the rain has passed, and I have seven colors. Can you name all of them?"
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Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet
300
What would happen to the planet if we didn't have any greenhouse gases?
We would freeze.
300
Melting sea ice and glaciers will lead to what?
Higher sea levels, flooding, shoreline erosion, etc...
300
The red line shows the average. Are global temperatures decreasing, staying stable or increasing over the past almost 200 years?
Global temperatures are increasing
300
Our planet is currently cooling.
True or False
False, we are warming.
300
What is the world's largest carbon sink?
Ocean
400
Finish the phrase:
"The problem isn't greenhouse gases in general it's..."
Answers may vary:
The high amount that humans are putting into the environment
400
Extreme weather events are becoming more ___
More frequent/intense
400
Removal of all the trees in an area. (VOCAB)
Deforestation
400
The process of Photosynthesis is removing Carbon from the atmosphere.
True or False
True
400
Explain Carbon Dioxide and it's relationship to rising temperatures.
Higher amount of Carbon Dioxide allows for a higher rate of rising temperatures.
500
Which is the greenhouse gas?
A. Water Vapor
B. Liquid Water
C. Solid Water
A. Water Vapor
500
Carbon Dioxide is released by the burning of _________ ________ at the industry level
Fossil Fuels
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Describe one major effect on biodiversity (plants and animals) because of the effects of climate change.
Answers may include
Some animal species lose access to food sources or breeding grounds.
Plant species may not be able to disperse seeds fast enough to keep up with changing conditions.
Species that depend on very specific environments (like alpine or Arctic ecosystems) may have nowhere to go.
500
Volcanic eruptions adds the most natural air pollution at 1 time to the environment.
True or False
True
500
Explain the greenhouse effect
The greenhouse effect is the process through which heat is trapped near Earth's surface due to greenhouse gasses.
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