What is the cause of global warming?

Excessive greenhouse gas emissions

What is the main driver of global temperature rise?

Greenhouse gases from human activities

What human activity releases the most carbon dioxide into the atmosphere?

Burning fossil fuels for energy

What is the greenhouse effect?

The trapping of heat by greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere

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1
Which gas is considered the most significant contributor to global warming?
Methane
Oxygen
Nitrous oxide
Carbon dioxide
2
Global warming is a good thing
True
False
3
What is the cause of global warming?
Increased volcanic eruptions
Natural Earth cycles
Excessive greenhouse gas emissions
Declining ozone layer
4
What is a major consequence of melting glaciers and ice caps?
Stronger winds in tropical zones
Increased snowstorms in polar regions
Rising sea levels
More extreme heatwaves
5
What is the term used for where the Earth's average temperature increases due to human activity?
Ozone depletion
Climate change
Environmental pollution
Global warming
6
Which sector is responsible for the highest greenhouse gas emissions globally?
Transportation
Residential energy use
Agriculture
Manufacturing
7
Which of these is a greenhouse gas that comes from livestock?
Helium
Nitrous oxide
Methane
Carbon dioxide
8
What is the main driver of global temperature rise?
Changes in Earth's orbit
Greenhouse gases from human activities
Natural volcanic eruptions
Solar flare activity
9
Which of these activities helps reduce the impact of global warming?
Overusing chemical fertilizers in agriculture
Cutting down trees for new construction
Using renewable energy sources
Increasing the use of plastic products
10
Which of these has been observed as a result of global warming?
Decrease in sea levels
More extreme weather events
Increase in ice coverage
Less carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
11
What human activity releases the most carbon dioxide into the atmosphere?
Burning fossil fuels for energy
Using solar power
Planting forests
Recycling paper
12
What is the greenhouse effect?
A cooling of Earth's atmosphere
The trapping of heat by greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere
The reflection of heat away from Earth’s surface
The absorption of solar energy by plants
13
Which global agreement seeks to limit the global temperature rise to well below 2°C?
COP26
Kyoto Protocol
Paris Agreement
Paris Agreement

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