Climate Change and the Role of Greenhouse Gases

Climatology is the study of _______.

A. rivers

B. weather patterns

C. ancient civilizations

D. space exploration

• word formation

• weather patterns

• ancient languages

• space discoveries

TRUE, FALSE, or NOT GIVEN

Forcings are factors that affect the climate and cause it to change.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NOT GIVEN

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Forcings refer only to man-made factors in climate change.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NOT GIVEN

The primary driving force behind climate change has been the emission of greenhouse gases by humans.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NOT GIVEN

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Greenhouse gases heat the planet by increasing heat that radiates toward Earth from the sun.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NOT GIVEN

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

The main greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and oxygen.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NOT GIVEN

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

More than 80 percent of US greenhouse gas emissions come from carbon dioxide emissions.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NOT GIVEN

Global warming potential is used to compare the global warming effects of various gases.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NOT GIVEN

CO2 has a higher GWP than fluorinated gases.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NOT GIVEN

What is most likely the main organizational structure of the reading passage?

• Chronological

• Problem and solution

• Compare and contrast.

• Cause and effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5