ET Carbon Footprint 4/24/24

Why does too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere cause climate change?

• It cools down our planet
• It blocks out UV rays
• It traps heat and warms up our planet
• It lets sunlight escape

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What is the Greeenhouse Effect?

• is when the plants take in sunlight to grow

• is a process that occurs when gases in Earth's atmosphere trap the Sun's heat.

• reusing the sunlight

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What type of energy is produced in power plants?

• biomass

• Nuclear energy

• Chemical energy
• hydropower

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Which of the following ways helps reduce carbon in the atmosphere?

• Planting trees, reducing fossil fuel consumption, using renewable energy sources

• Promoting wasteful practices

• Cutting down forests
• Increasing fossil fuel consumption

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Which of the following things helps to reduce trash?

• Dumping trash in public spaces
• Throwing trash in rivers
• Making a compost pile

• Burning trash in open areas

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What is causing flooding and the sea to overflow?

• Ponds are getting larger

• Ice sheets are dissolving, melting snow, storm surges, and high tides

• Volcanic eruptions, droughts, earthquakes
• Low atmospheric pressure, solar flares, asteroid impacts

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