1. Which of the following activities increases your carbon footprint?
A. riding your bike
B. eating less meat
C. buying a new TV
D. buying organic produce
2. Which of the following pairs of a greenhouse gas and its cause is not accurate?
A. methane : burning of fossil fuels
B. carbon dioxide : cars and trucks
C. methane : landfills
D. carbon dioxide : deforestation
3. Which of the following statements about the greenhouse effect is false?
A. Greenhouse gases include carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons, and methane.
B. Some of the heat from the sun's light is absorbed.
C. Greenhouse gases absorb infra-red radiation.
D. Greenhouse gases don't allow any heat to be reflected back into the atmosphere.
4. Which of the following is not a way in which a warmer climate may affect us?
A. Sea levels will rise.
B. All latitudes will become tropical in temperature.
C. Extreme weather events will increase.
D. Diseases may spread more quickly.
5. What is the difference between weather and climate?
A. Weather is short-term; climate is long-term averages.
B. Climate is short-term; weather is long-term averages.
C. Weather and climate are the same thing.
D. Weather involves precipitation; climate involves temperatures.
