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Wasting less food is a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

• true

• false

What is the Greenhouse effect?

• The name of climate change legislation that was passed by Congress

• When you paint your house green to become an environmentalist

• When the gases in our atmosphere trap heat and block it from escaping our planet

• When you build a green house

The overwhelming majority of scientists agree that climate change is real and caused by humans.

 

• true

• false

Globally, which of the following economic sectors emits the largest percentage of greenhouse gas emissions?

 

• Transportation

• Buildings

• Industry

• Electricity and heat production

   

Which of these countries emits the most carbon dioxide?

• China

• Philippines

• UK

• USA

Which of the following are consequences associated with climate change?

 

• The ice sheets are declining, glaciers are in retreat globally, and our oceans are more acidic than ever

• Surface temperatures are setting new heat records about each year

• More extreme weather like droughts, heat waves, and hurricanes

• Global sea levels are rising at an alarmingly fast rate — 17 centimeters (6.7 inches) in the last century alone and going higher

• All of the above