Secondary-level student activity created by Kate Brill, Scenic Hudson, and presented at Teaching the Hudson Valley's 2015 summer institute.

1. Name:_____________________
Climate Change True/False
Directions:Use whatyouknowabout climate change to decide if eachstatementistrue or false.
1. True or False:Withoutthe greenhouse effect,lifeonEarth wouldn’tbe possible.
2. True or False:Greenhousegasesactlike ablanket—theytrapheatinthe atmosphere andwarm
the planet.
3. True or False:The majorityof human-causedgreenhouse gasemissionscome fromburning
fossil fuels.
4. True or False:Unlike the oceans,the HudsonRiverwon’trise due toclimate change.
5. True or False:The followinggasesare notgreenhousegases: nitrousoxide (N20),methane(CH4)
and watervapor(H20).
6. True or False:Alongwithburningfossil fuels,humansrelease greenhouse gasesthrough
changinglanduse,suchas deforestationandclearingland.
7. True or False:The onlyimpactcommunitiesinthe HudsonValleywillexperiencefromclimate
change is increasedtemperatures.
8. True or False:The onlythingwe can do topreventclimate change isdecrease the use of fossil
fuels(forexample,driveless) andconsume lessenergy(unplugelectronicswhennotinuse,use
CFL lightbulbs).
9. True or False:Climate change refersonlytothe increase inEarth’stemperatures.
10. True or False: Inthe last 30 years,average yearly temperaturesinNew YorkState have risen
nearly2° F.