Understanding Climate Change

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What is the main driver of climate change since the 1800s?

  • Changes in the sun's activity
  • Deforestation
  • Burning of fossil fuels (correct)
  • Large volcanic eruptions

Which activity generates greenhouse gas emissions that act like a blanket wrapped around the Earth?

  • Using gasoline for driving a car (correct)
  • Using electricity for heating a building
  • Cooking with natural gas
  • Using renewable energy sources

What are the main greenhouse gases causing climate change?

  • Carbon dioxide and methane (correct)
  • Oxygen and hydrogen
  • Carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide
  • Nitrous oxide and sulfur hexafluoride

Apart from burning fossil fuels, what else can release carbon dioxide?

<p>Clearing land and cutting down forests (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which sector is NOT among the main contributors to greenhouse gases causing climate change?

<p>Healthcare (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary cause of long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns?

<p>Burning of fossil fuels (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which human activity primarily generates greenhouse gas emissions that act like a blanket wrapped around the Earth?

<p>Driving a car using gasoline (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Apart from burning fossil fuels and using gasoline for driving a car, what else can release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere?

<p>Clearing land and cutting down forests (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which sector is NOT among the main contributors to greenhouse gases causing climate change?

<p>Information technology (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the main greenhouse gases responsible for causing climate change?

<p>Carbon dioxide and methane (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Human activities have been the main driver of climate change since the 1800s?

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True or false: Clearing land and cutting down forests do not release carbon dioxide?

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Global warming is primarily caused by natural shifts in temperatures and weather patterns?

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Agricultural chemical fertilizers are a major source of methane emissions?

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The average temperature of the Earth’s surface is now about 1 degree Celsius higher than it was 2000 years ago?

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