Climate Concept Survey

 

Read each of the following statements. Choose “yes” if you believe the statement is true, “no” if you do believe the statement is true or “I don’t know” if you are not sure. For each statement, provide a logical explanation describing why the statement is true (or why it is false). If you chose “I don’t know”, do your best to explain what you know about the statement.

 

Last Name *

First Name *

Greenhouse Effect

1. Greenhouse gases trap solar radiation, the heat from the sun, into the earth’s atmosphere.*

• Yes
• No
• I don’t know

1. Explain your response. *

2. The greenhouse effect is essential for life on the earth. *

• Yes
• No
• I don’t know

2. Explain your response. *

3. Holes in the ozone will increase the greenhouse effect *

• Yes
• No
• I don’t know

3. Explain your response. *

4. If the greenhouse effect increases, the average temperature will rise. *

• Yes
• No
• I don’t know

4. Explain your response. *

5. If the greenhouse effect increases, more people will have respiratory problems. *

• Yes
• No
• I don’t know

5. Explain your response. *

6. The greenhouse effect is primarily the result of human activity. *

• Yes
• No
• I don’t know

6. Explain your response. *

7. If the greenhouse effect increases, more people will get skin cancer. *

• Yes
• No
• I don’t know

7. Explain your response. *

8. Reduced number of ozone particles in the atmosphere will increase the greenhouse warming effect. *

• Yes
• No
• I don’t know

8. Explain your response. *

9. The greenhouse effect will be reduced if we plant more trees. *

• Yes
• No
• I don’t know

9. Explain your response. *

10. As a result of an increased greenhouse effect, the sea level will rise. *

• Yes
• No
• I don’t know

10. Explain your response. *

11. The increased greenhouse effect might make plants grow faster. *

• Yes
• No
• I don’t know

11. Explain your response.

Ozone Depletion

12. Ozone controls the earth’s temperature. *

• Yes
• No
• I don’t know

12. Explain your response. *

13. Ozone protects the earth from acid rain *

• Yes
• No
• I don’t know

13. Explain your response. *

14. Ozone filters out ultra violet (UV) light. *

• Yes
• No
• I don’t know

14. Explain your response. *

15. Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) cause ozone destruction in the atmosphere. *

• Yes
• No
• I don’t know

15. Explain your response. *

16. One cause of ozone depletion is the increased greenhouse effect. *

• Yes
• No
• I don’t know

16. Explain your response. *

17. One cause of ozone destruction is due to car emissions (exhausts) in the atmosphere. *

• Yes
• No
• I don’t know

17. Explain your response. *

18. Use of some household items causes destruction of ozone. *

• Yes
• No
• I don’t know

18. Explain your response. *

19. Pollution from factories is one of the causes of ozone depletion in the atmosphere. *

• Yes
• No
• I don’t know

19. Explain your response. *

20. Ozone can be present at ground level. *

• Yes
• No
• I don’t know

20. Explain your response. *

Acid Rain

21. Burning some types of coal may lead to the production of acid rain. *

• Yes
• No
• I don’t know

21. Explain your response. *

22. Normal rain is acidic. *

• Yes
• No
• I don’t know

22. Explain your response. *

23. Acid rain is caused by the increase in the greenhouse effect. *

• Yes
• No
• I don’t know

23. Explain your response. *

24. Acid rain can be harmful to plants, animals and humans. *

• Yes
• No
• I don’t know

24. Explain your response. *

25. What chemicals are responsible for acid rain? *

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