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?

Clearing land and cutting down forests Signup and view all the answers

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

Healthcare Signup and view all the answers

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

Burning of fossil fuels Signup and view all the answers

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

Driving a car using gasoline 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?

Clearing land and cutting down forests Signup and view all the answers

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

Information technology Signup and view all the answers

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

Carbon dioxide and methane Signup and view all the answers

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

True Signup and view all the answers

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

False Signup and view all the answers

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

False Signup and view all the answers

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

True 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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Understanding Climate Change

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

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

What are the main greenhouse gases causing climate change?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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