Answer, Block 1 Questions

Does global warming exist? Why or why not? You can argue this both ways, depending on your belief in the accuracy of the data.
What are 3 things you can do to reduce your carbon footprint? Walk instead of drive, grow a garden, switch to fluorescent lightbulbs, compost. The possibilities are endless

List 3 types of carbon sinks. The ocean, limestone, unburned fossil fuels, plants
What is an example of a transfer mechanism? Burning, eating a plant, heating a carbon dioxide sink
What is climate change? An effect on the world around us that results in temperature extremes that are either cold or hot.
Draw a picture of the greenhouse effect. Show short waves coming into the earth from the Sun, being reflected as longer waves, and not being able to get through the CO2 in the atmosphere
What is the major greenhouse gas? CO2
Which cycle is most important? Without a balance of all the cycle, we die.
What cycle is affected by decay of organisms? nitrogen cycle
What is an advantage of driving a hybrid car? you reduce your CO2 emissions
Fossil fuels affect the _________ cycle the most. carbon
Can you stop climate change? Explain Climate change is most affected by the carbon cycle, so you need to radically stop CO2 emissions
List three nitrogen sinks. dead plants, soil, growing plants, which take up fertilizer
Who contributes most to the nitrogen cycle wastes? waste products, such as manure, are produced by living people and animals.