The Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change (6-ESS3-5)

A renewable form of energy will eventually run out.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Coal, oil, and natural gas are all nonrenewable energy sources which means they will eventually run out.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Renewable energy sources include:

• water wheels, ethanol, biodiesel, solar power, and wind power.

• water wheels, ethanol, biodiesel, and natural gas.

• water wheels, solar power, coal, and wind power.

• water wheels, wind power, biodiesel, solar power, and fossil fuels.

Which of the following happens in the greenhouse effect?

• Some heat comes in, but most of the heat does not reach the Earth.

• Greenhouse gases keep the heat in and very little escapes into space.

• All of the sun's heat reaches the Earth and none escapes into space.

• None of the above.

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The Greenhouse Effect....

READ choices carefully! Only ONE is correct.

• is caused by too much gas in our atmosphere and it increases our global temperatures.

• is a threat to life on Earth.

• occurs naturally, keeps global temperatures steady, allows life on Earth, and balances heat energy.

• causes our heat energy to be out of balance and leads to climate change.

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___________ is the most abundant (plentiful) in our atmosphere.

• carbon dioxide

• water vapor

• methane

• nitrous oxide

_______________ is the hottest planet in our solar system because it has a severe greenhouse effect.

• Mars

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Venus

It's a big deal when the greenhouse gases increase because....

• it causes more infrared radiation to be absorbed and less escapes into space.

• it upsets the balance of the carbon cycle.

• it can lead to climate change.

• All of the above.

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Which of the following DOES produce greenhouse gases?

• cars

• planes

• tricycles

• trains

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Choose ALL of the choices that ARE fossil fuels.

• natural gas

• biodiesel

• oil

• coal

• ethanol