Global Warming and Climate Change

Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in?

• Troposphere
• Stratosphere
• Thermosphere
• Ionosphere

What is the greenhouse effect?

• warming of the earth due to gases in our atmosphere.
• cooling of the earth due to gases in our atmosphere

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We need the natural greenhouse effect for Earth to be habitable.

• True
• False

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Which 2 greenhouse gases contribute the MOST to global warming of Earth?

• N2O and H2O
• O3 and H2O
• CO2 and CH4

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The following graph tells us what?

• Sea Levels are decreasing.
• Sea Levels are rising.

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In the movie, "Wall-E", why are there big dust storms occurring on Earth?

• This naturally happens to Earth's weather over time.
• Global warming has upset the balance of Earth's weather cycles.

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What temperature would Earth be with no greenhouse effect?

• 25 degrees C
• 50 degrees C
• -18 degrees C
• 0 degrees C

What is the main difference between the enhanced and natural greenhouse effect?

• natural-more heat escapes to space
  enhanced-less heat escapes to space
• natural-less heat escapes to space
  enhanced-more heat escapes to space

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The impact on the planet due to global warming is called...

• climate change
• the seasons
• the weather
• natural change

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Any amount of CO₂ (Carbon Dioxide) in the atmosphere is bad for our planet.

• True
• False

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