Increased global temperature is responsible for all but _________.
catastrophic wildfires
COVID-19
stronger hurricanes
sea level rise
One solution to decreasing global temperatures is to use _________.
less solar energy
less nuclear energy
more biofuels
more fossil fuels
Greenhouse gases are gases in the atmosphere like carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor that absorb infrared radiation.
True
False
Coal, oil, and natural gas formed from the fossilized, buried remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago.
Power station
Greenhouse
Fossil Fuels
Which is not a greenhouse gas?
Methane
Oxygen
Water vapor
Carbon dioxide
Biofuel - Fuels made from plants or algae that are a form of renewable energy.
TRUE
FALSE
Climate scientists agree human activity is causing global temperatures to rise.
FALSE
TRUE
An unusually warm day in the winter is an example of _______.
climate
weather
A slowly moving mass of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles.
Greenhouse
Glacier
When fossil fuels burn, they produce _____.
temperature
atmosphere
carbon dioxide
climate
Which has increased at about the same rate as global temperatures over the past 100 years?
Sunlight reaching Earth
Volcanic eruptions
Carbon dioxide
Tree rings
Which is not a fossil fuel?
Oil
Natural gas
Solar
Coal
The average temperature and amount of precipitation over time is an example of _____.
weather
climate
Greenhouse gases are helpful to life on Earth.
FALSE
TRUE