Charts show the carbon dioxide equivalent of greenhouse gas emissions. Source: Environmental Protection Agency
Question 1
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Question 3
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Question 4
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency produced a pie chart graph using the same data shown above.
Compare the two. In your opinion, which one more clearly shows the data? Explain your answer by making a claim, providing evidence for your claim and then providing the reasoning that explains the evidence (AKA the CER franmework).
Question 5
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Write a >140 character Tweet that could accompany the sharing of the graph.
This means, you would write a short sentence or two that describes one surprising thing you noticed from the graph and you accompany it with one or two relevant hashtags.
DO NOT start your tweet with the phrase "I noticed", AND #nohashtagnograde
What is shown in the y-axis?
billions of metric tons of greenhouse gases
the top sources of greenhouse gases
the years that are included in the graph
the number of greenhouse hases in the air
What’s the top source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States?
Industry
Electricity
Transportation
Agriculture
Which mode of transportation accounts for more than half of transportation’s emissions