Climate Change - Getting Hot Under The Collar!

Which of these is a Greenhouse Gas?

• Oxygen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Hydrogen

• Neon

Which of these is not a fossil fuel?

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Global warming is...

• How our planet warms up every morning when the sun rises

• the increase in the average earth's temperature due to the Greenhouse effect

• When everyone in America turns on their ovens to cook dinner

• why the polar bear population is increasing

Carbon dioxide is released into our atmosphere by:

• Exhaust fumes from cars

• Cows respiring

• Burning rubbish in a bonfire

• Coal burning power stations

• All of the above

Name the greenhouse gas that cows release from their large intestine. It's also known as natural gas:

Heatwaves occur when the normal temperatures of a region are:

• Lower than before for a day

• The same as always

• Higher than normal for numerous days

In Ireland, climate change will result in:

• Lovely warm dry summers so we can all go to the beach

• Lots of snow in December. We'll be able to go skiing and snow boarding on the Galtees during the Christmas holidays.

• Mild winters. Great, No need to turn on the heating as much

• More unpredictable weather

Which of these activities helps to reduce your Carbon Footprint.

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In your home, your Carbon footprint can be reduced by:

• Changing to LED lightbulbs

• Turning up the heating and open the windows to heat up the neighbourhood

• Burn plastic in your fire to save on buying coal

• Always turn the dishwasher on when it half full. Its faster to empty it then.

Which of these may be caused by global warming?

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