year 9 Greenhouse gases and global warming

Which of the following sets of evidence supports global warming?

• CO2 levels rising
• Sea Levels rising
• Glacier mass decreasing
• All of the Above

Why is the increase of Greenhouse gasses a big issue?

• It causes climate change and increase in the global temerature 
• It can lead to a major increase in Greenhouses 
• It leads to more factories
• It causes a major decrease in people

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-ESS3-6

Which of the following is the most troubling greenhouse gas being produced by humans?

• Water Vapor
• Carbon Dioxide
• Methane
• Nitrous Oxide

Why does cutting down trees increase global warming?

• trees soak up carbon dioxide
• trees provide shade which counteracts global warming
• trees absorbs the sun's energy without radiating back into the atmosphere
• trees drain greenhouse gases like methane from soil

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is

• using bottled water
• burning fossil fuels
• texting on cellphones
• eating meat

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Carbon is used by plants during which process?

• Respiration
• Transpiration
• Photosynthesis
• Transportation

Why is the increase of Greenhouse gasses a big issue?

• It causes climate change and increase in the global temerature 
• It can lead to a major increase in Greenhouses 
• It leads to more factories
• It causes a major decrease in people

The threat of global warming can be addressed by

• using energy more efficiently
• reducing deforestation
• slowing population growth
• shifting to renewable resources

Oil, gasoline and coal are all examples of this type of fuel.

• natural gases

• fossil fuels

• alternative fuels

• bio-fuels

Everyone should try to reduce their ...

• carbon footprint

• solar footprint

• pylon footprint

• global footprint

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CCSS.L.3.1A

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CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D