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A11 - GLOBAL WARMING
A11 - GLOBAL WARMING
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What is pollution?
Only smog hanging over cities
Anything that makes the Earth clean and healthy
Contamination of the Earth
Anything that makes the Earth dirty and unhealthy
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What is global warming?
An increase in Earth´s temperature
A concept created by and for the Chinese
A decrease in Earth´s temperature
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Which has been the environmentally-cleanest country in South America this year so far?
Peru
Argentina
Mexico
Brasil
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Which human activity doesn´t release carbon dioxide?
Burning fossil fuels
Fishing
Deforestation
Driving
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Which is a renewable energy source?
Wind
Hydropower
Solar
Geothermal
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Fossil fuels are ...
Renewable energy
Non-renewable energy
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Which is a greenhouse gas that speeds up global warming?
Carbon dioxide
Petroleum
Natural gas
Nuclear power
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What is the greenhouse effect?
Toxic gases that prevent heat from escaping into outer space
A layer of green surface above the Earth´s atmosphere
None of the alternatives
A house made of glass to grow plants
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What are the consequences of global warming?
A rise in sea levels, floods
Droughts, melting of the ice caps
Extinction of animals
An increase of carbon dioxide in the air
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What is an example of pollution?
Dumping of waste
Littering
Spilling of oil in the sea
Exhaust from vehicles
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Deforestation
is a synonym of ...
The cutting of the forest
The destruction of the forest
The removal of the forest
The clearance of the forest
