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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhy is the increase of Greenhouse gasses a big issue?It causes climate change and increase in the global temeratureIt can lead to a major increase in GreenhousesIt leads to more factoriesIt causes a major decrease in people
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhy is the increase of Greenhouse gasses a big issue?It causes climate change and increase in the global temeratureIt can lead to a major increase in GreenhousesIt leads to more factoriesIt causes a major decrease in people
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the greenhouse effect?The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.The heating of a solid, such as a rock.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat gas from the list below is a cause for global warming?UrethaneOxygenCarbon Dioxide
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich one of the choices below is NOT a cause for global warming?Having too many farm animalsBurning Fossil FuelsPlanting new trees
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe gradual increase in the temperature of the atmosphere is known as ________________.Greenhouse EffectGlobal WarmingCarbon Dioxide GasesMethane
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWithout the "greenhouse effect"Overnight temperatures would plunge downwardthe earth would catch on firethe earthe would heat up drasticallythe atmosphere would leave
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat do greenhouse gases do?absorb Earth's outgoing infrared photonsreflect Earth's incoming infrared photonsmagnify ultraviolet radiation in the atmosphereblock the Sun's infrared radiation
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following are greenhouse gases?Carbon dioxideMethaneWater vaporAll answers are correct
- 10. Multiple ChoiceSurface currents...Warmer and are created by windWarmer and are more dense than deep ocean currentsCooler and more dense than deep ocean currentsCooler and are created by wind
- 11. Multiple ChoiceClimate changes may be linked to changes in the number of ________________ on the surface of the sun.rayssun flaresgasesclouds
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By what amount did carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere increase between 1960 and 2000?40 -50 ppm60 -70 ppm110 -120 ppm360 -370 ppm - 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich gas is the most abundant in Earth's atmosphere?OxygenCarbon DioxideNitrogen
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich is the atmospheric layer that most people spend their entire lives in?TroposphereMesosphereStratosphereThermosphere
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhere is the ozone layer located?MesosphereThermosphereStratosphereTroposphere
- 16. Multiple Choice"Global warming" is a real phenomenon: Earth's temperature is increasing.TrueFalse
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe "Greenhouse Effect" is real and contributes to global warming.TrueFalse
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is not true about an increasing greenhouse effect?the consensus of scientists is that the problem warrants drastic actionnighttime temperatures may increase, but daytime temperatures will notthe coldest, driest regions of the planet will warm first
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT an effect of Global Warming?Polar ice caps will melt.Coastal regions will be covered with rising sea levels.Some areas will experience serious droughtsThe Earth's rotation will slow down and eventually stop
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is the most troubling greenhouse gas being produced by humans?Water VaporCarbon DioxideMethaneNitrous Oxide
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?OxygenCarbon DioxideMethaneNitrous Oxide
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of waves get trapped inside the greenhouse?SunlightUltravioletMicrowavesInfrared
- 23. Multiple ChoiceThe key component to any greenhouse is....that it is in the mountains.that it is made of glass or clear material.that it is made of bricks.that it has plenty of water.
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