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Greenhouse Gas
Carbon Dioxide
Carbon Cycle
Climate Change
Student Facts
100
Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas? a) Water vapor b) Oxygen c) Methane d) Carbon dioxide
Oxygen
100
What was the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere 200 years ago? (before the Industrial Revolution) Higher or Lower?
Lower
100
True or False: Carbon moves through every stage of the cycle as a molecule of carbon dioxide.
False.
100
What is Earth's ability to reflect sunlight?
Albedo
100
I like soccer and video games.
Rogelio
200
True or False: The Greenhouse Effect allows heat energy from Earth's surface to pass directly out through the atmosphere and back into space.
False
200
What country is the largest contributer to greenhouse Gases?
China
200
True or False: The Carbon Cycle involves all of Earth's spheres: geo, bio, hydro, and atmospheres.
True
200
Which country produces the second most carbon dioxide in total each year?
United States
200
I like working construction with my dad.
Diego
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
True or False: Carbon spends the longest amount of time in the geosphere part of the cycle.
True
300
True or False: Wood is a fossil fuel
False
300
"I dont have a hobby Sir".
Dennise
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: Plant respiration releases carbon dioxide into the air.
True
400
True or False: Carbon is able to move from the air to the ocean by dissolving in water.
True
400
What were carbon dioxide levels like during the last Ice Age?
much lower than they are today
400
I want to be a real estate agent when I get older.
Ashley Sanchez Soto
500
True or False: Without the Greenhouse Effect, Earth's temperature would be unsuitable for most forms of life.
True
500
How long does carbon dioxide stay in the atmosphere once it has been emitted?
a few hundred years
500
When does the record show the first big human caused increase in Carbon Dioxide?
Industrial Revolution
500
What is the difference between climate and weather?
Climate is weather over a long period of time. or Weather happens over a short period. Climate happens over a long period.
500
I like to play Madden, shoes and the Chiefs.
Rolando