Which gas is produced during incomplete combustion of a hydrocarbon fuel?
Carbon dioxide
Carbon monoxide
Particulate carbon
What is the name of the atmospheric process which keeps the Earth warm by absorbing radiation from the Sun?
Global warming
Greenhouse effect
Ozone depletion
Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Which of the following is a cause of global warming?
Burning fossil fuels to generate electricity
Using wind farms to generate electricity
Using solar cells to generate electricity
What do the vast majority of scientists believe about global warming?
It is a natural process
It is caused by solar activity
It is caused by human activities
Which of the following is an effect of global warming?
Flooding of low lying coastal land
Longer days in the summer
More crops to feed a growing world population
Which of the following will help to reduce the effects of global warming?
Moving to colder parts of the world
Planting drought-resistant crop
Fracking to extract more fossil fuels from the crust
Which gas produced by the combustion of fossil fuels causes acid rain?
Sulfur dioxide
Ozone
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Climate refers to a much longer period of time
Climate refers to the weather over the entire world
Climate refers to repeating cycles
What term describes the total amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases which are emitted over the full lifetime of a product?
Carbon dioxide imprint
Carbon capture and storage
Carbon footprint