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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the direct cause of rising sea levels?
Melting Sea Ice
Melting Land Ice
Climate Change
- 2. Multiple Choice
Floating sea ice melts...
and causes sea levels to rise because it adds water to the ocean.
but does not cause sea levels to rise because the ice displaces the same amount of ocean water as the melted ice would displace.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Melting land ice...
causes sea levels to rise because it adds water to the ocean.
does not cause sea levels to rise because the water fills the space left by the melted sea ice.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960Hawaii has a lot of carbon dioxidehumans have been working hard to decrease carbon dioxide levelsatmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960 - 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following have been changed or altered due to climate change ?
droughts
flooding
melting of polar ice caps
all of the above
- 6. Multiple Choice
The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is
using public transportation and there by reduce the affects of greenhouse gases.
burning fossil fuels
texting on cellphones
eating meat
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is contributing to an INCREASE in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
deforestation
photosynthesis
oceans
all of the above
the loss of animal species
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the greenhouse effect?The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.The heating of a solid, such as a rock.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat gas from the list below is a cause for global warming?UrethaneOxygenCarbon Dioxide
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat do scientists think the effect will be of having more greenhouse gases in our atmosphere?More warming of the atmosphereMore cooling of the atmosphereMore air in the atmosphereLess air in the atmosphere
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat do humans do that releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere?Burn fossil fuels (like gas and coal)Build cement buildingsRide bikes and use solar energyCompete in the Olympics
- 12. Multiple ChoiceT/F: Water vapor is a greenhouse gasTrueFalse
- 13. Multiple ChoiceT/F: Some greenhouse gases are naturally present in the Earth's atmosphereTrueFalse
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is an example of a greenhouse gas?Carbon DioxideNitrogenOxygenNeon
- 15. Multiple ChoiceIncreased carbon dioxide may cause global warming by trapping more ____________ in the atmosphere.watergasesheatwater vapor
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich is a natural source of greenhouse gases?aerosolsdeforestationvolcanic eruptionsburning fossil fuels
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich natural process removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?forest firesvolcanic eruptionscellular respirationphotosynthesis
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich is a green-house gas?MethaneOxygenHydrogenAmmonium
- 19. Multiple ChoiceHow does the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere affect climate?As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures increaseAs carbon dioxide concentration increase, temperatures decrease.Carbon dioxide concentrations have no affect on climateAs carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures become more random.
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat is one way that carbon enters the atmosphere?SunlightVehicle emissions/ExhaustOcean uptakeRain
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