Warming the Earth

Things you can do to help decrease Global Warming include:

• Keep your air conditioner on high.

• Keep your deep freezer door open.

• Eat more ice cream.

• Turn off your lights when you’re not using them.

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Burning fossil fuels is one of the main causes for Global Warming.

• True

• False

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What is causing global warming?

• pollution

• water

• air

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Does deforestation release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere?

• YES

• NO

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What is the consequences of global warming?

• climate change

• more trees

• nicer summers

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What are the currents consequences of climate change?

• better weather

• more people

• droughts, floods, storms. Oceans are rising and getting warmer and glaciers are melting

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How can global warming cause sea levels to rise? Choose the best answer

• By causing it to rain more often

• By melting glaciers and polar ice caps

• By increasing the number of undersea volcanic eruptions

• By creating bigger and more powerful hurricanes

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What can you infer from the fact that global warming has only been a problem for the last 100 years or so?

• Prior to 100 years ago, the greenhouse effect on the earth was too minor to be detected

• The earth moved significantly closer to the sun about 100 years ago

• People have only been pumping large quantities of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere for 100 years

• The movement of glaciers was a major problem for people 100 years ago

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What effect do cows and other livestock have on global warming? Choose the best answer

• They eat trees and grass, which adds to global warming

• Their digestive systems produce methane, a powerful greenhouse gas

• Humans use lots of fossil fuels to cook the meat they produce, adding to global warming

• Livestock have high body temperatures and emit infrared radiation, adding to global warming

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In what form is radiation emitted from the earth's surface back into the atmosphere?

• As light

• As greenhouse gases

• As gamma rays

• As heat

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