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Carbon Dioxide
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Mixed Bag
100

Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas? a) oxygen   b) nitrous oxide  c) carbon dioxide

a) oxygen

100

How does the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere 200 years ago (before the Industrial Revolution) compare to levels now?

lower

100

This type of renewable energy uses sunlight to make electricity.

What is solar power?

100

This gas is released when coal, oil, and gas are burned and helps trap heat in Earth’s atmosphere.

What is carbon dioxide?

100

Using energy from the sun, wind, or water instead of fossil fuels helps reduce this problem.

What is climate change?

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

This human activity is one of the biggest sources of extra carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

What is burning fossil fuels?

200

Wind turbines create electricity by using the power of moving this.

What is air (wind)?

200
Which country produces the most carbon dioxide in total each year?
China
200

Coal is a fossil fuel: True or False

TRUE

300
Which planet has an atmosphere with an extreme greenhouse effect?
Venus
300
True or False: Leaving electronic devices plugged in or on standby when you are not using them increases your carbon footprint.
True
300

This renewable energy source uses moving water, often from dams, to generate electricity.

What is hydropower?

300

This country emits the most carbon dioxide per person.

What is the United States?

300

This type of energy can be used again and again without running out.

What is renewable energy?

400
What has been happening to the concentrations of greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere over the past 200 years?
It has been increasing.
400
True or False: Photosynthesis releases carbon dioxide into the air.
False.
400

This is one major environmental benefit of using renewable energy instead of fossil fuels.

What is reducing pollution?

400
What were carbon dioxide levels like during the last Ice Age?
much lower than they are today
400

This natural process allows plants to remove carbon dioxide from the air using sunlight.

What is photosynthesis?

500

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

True

500

These help reduce carbon dioxide by storing it instead of releasing it into the air.

What are trees?

500

Solar panels and wind turbines help make electricity without burning these fuels.

What are fossil fuels?

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

ocean levels rising

500

Riding a bike, turning off lights, or recycling are ways people can do this to help the planet.

What is reduce their carbon footprint?