Climate Change and Biodiversity

How does an increase in carbon dioxide affect global temperature?

• decreases

• increases

• does not affect temperature

• temperature stays the same

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

Which is an example of a sustainable practice?

• Mowing your lawn

• planting more trees when some are cut down

• Using oil instead of natural gas

• Having more cattle to take care of the grass and weeds

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

How is climate change affecting biodiversity?

• decreasing

• increasing

• it is not affecting it

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

NGSS.HS-LS2-6

Which greenhouse gas affects the climate the most?

• water vapor

• carbon dioxide

• methane

• CFC

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

What are some effects of global warming?

• increase in ice caps and lower sea levels

• increase in tree growth and melting of ice caps

• Flooding and melting of ice caps

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

Which of the following have been linked to climate change?

• droughts

• flooding

• melting of polar ice caps

• all of these answers

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-6

Which is a primary energy source used by power plants is the worst one for emitting greenhouse gases?

• coal

• wood

• nuclear fuel

• batteries

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

Which human activity contributes the MOST carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?

• Fishing
• Breathing
• Burning Fossil Fuels
• Farming

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

Melting of glaciers and polar ice caps....

• will result in cooler temperatures in the Arctic
• will result in sea-levels rising
• Will have no effect on ecosystems
• None of the above

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

What does biodiversity mean?

• Only one species in an area.
• The different amount of species in an area
• All abiotic life
• Nitrogen fixation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

NGSS.HS-LS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS2-2