Heating the Planet

gases in an atmosphere that absorb and retain heat energy. High amounts cause air pollution and overheat the planet

• greenhouse gases

• conservation

• landfill

• recycling

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Which of the following activities contributes the most to carbon emissions globally?

• Deforestation

• Agriculture

• Burning fossil fuels

• Respiration

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What is the greenhouse effect?

• The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.

• The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.

• The heating of a solid, such as a rock.

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The Earth acts like a greenhouse that catches and traps heat from the sun.

• true

• false

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A super powerful greenhouse gas that traps up to 4 times more heat in Earth's atmosphere is:

• oxygen

• methane

• water vapor

• gasoline

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The graph shows us that

• the earth temperature is always increasing

• the earth's temperature has steadily increased since 1900

• the earth's temperature is steadily rising since the 1960s

• the earth's temperature decreased during the 19th and 20th centuries

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The majority of Earth's energy comes from...

• the Earth's core

• the Sun

• hydroelectric power

• burning fossil fuels

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What is a change in global and regional climate patterns attributed to an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels.

• Radiation

• Climate Change

• Greenhouse Gas

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Which of the following gases is primarily responsible for the greenhouse effect on Earth?

• Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

• Nitrogen (N2)

• Oxygen (O2)

• Argon (Ar)

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What is the main consequence of the enhanced greenhouse effect?

• Global Cooling

• Global Warming

• Increased Oxygen Levels

• Decreased Sea Levels

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