Global Warming

True or False: Wasting less food is a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

True

False

What is the Greenhouse Effect?

When you paint your house green to become an environmentalist

When the gasses in our atmosphere trap heat and block it from escaping our planet

When you build a greenhouse

The name of climate change legislation that passed by congress

Which of the following are consequences of climate change?

The ice sheets are declining

Glaciers are in retreat globally

Oceans are more acidic than ever

All of the above

True or False: The overwhelming majority of scientists agree that climate change is real and caused by humans.

True

False

Which of these countries emits the most carbon dioxide?

USA

Russia

China

Globally, which of the following economic sectors emits the largest percentage of greenhouse gas emissions?

Electricity and heat production

Transportation

Buildings

Industry

How much has the average global temperature risen by since 1880 (in Fahrenheit)?

0.5

1.69

Storms may do what as the climate changes?

Move to different climate zones

Develop further south

Become more frequent and severe

Become less common and milder

The Greenhouse Effect:

Results in the decrease in the surface temperature on Earth

Results in the rise in the surface temperature on Earth

Is caused by a shortage of oxygen

The number of extreme climate-related disasters in recent decades (such as droughts, floods and storms):

Has increased

Has decreased

Stayed about the same

Which of the following contributes the least to your carbon footprint?

Riding a bike to our friend's house

Driving a car to the shops

Taking a plane

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