Global Climate Change 1 (ESS3.D)

Feb 13, 2016

Which of these actions will cause the most amount of carbon dioxide to be released into the atmosphere?
1. Wearing a sweater when you are cold instead of turning up the heater.
2. Setting your air conditioning to the coldest setting possible.
3. Washing clothes in cold water instead of hot water.
4. Turning off lights when you aren’t using them.
Which is a possible consequence of global warming?
1. A decrease in temperature, causing shorter growing seasons.
2. An increase in the amount of coral reefs.
3. An increase in the number of heat waves, causing droughts.
4. A decrease in temperature, causing earlier frosts.
The graph below shows what happens to the amount of rice and corn that can be grown (yield) when the temperature increases.

According to the graph, what will happen to the amount of rice and corn that are grown as the Earth gets warmer?
1. The amount of rice and corn grown will decrease.
2. The amount of rice and corn grown will increase.
3. The amount of rice and corn grown will stay the same.
4. It is impossible to predict based on this graph.
This graph below shows the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere for the past 420,000 years.

Where would you look to be able to measure the Earth’s atmosphere from such a long time ago?
1. ice cores
2. fossils
3. tree rings
4. rocks