Albedo & Greenhouse Effect

Albedo & Greenhouse Effect

Assessment

Flashcard

Science

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Wayground Content

FREE Resource

Student preview

quiz-placeholder

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is Albedo?

Back

Albedo is the measure of how much sunlight is reflected by a surface. It is expressed as a percentage; a higher albedo means more sunlight is reflected.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the Greenhouse Effect?

Back

The Greenhouse Effect is the process by which certain gases in Earth's atmosphere trap heat, preventing it from escaping into space, which helps to keep the planet warm.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What happens to Earth's temperature if more greenhouse gases are released?

Back

Earth's temperature will increase.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is Climate?

Back

Climate refers to the long-term average weather conditions in a particular region over a significant period.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is Weather?

Back

Weather describes the atmospheric conditions and short-term changes in a specific place at a specific time.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How does the presence of greenhouse gases affect Earth's temperature?

Back

The presence of greenhouse gases increases Earth's temperature by trapping heat in the atmosphere.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What would happen to Earth without greenhouse gases?

Back

Earth would be much colder without greenhouse gases.

Access all questions and much more by creating a free account

Create resources

Host any resource

Get auto-graded reports

Google

Continue with Google

Email

Continue with Email

Classlink

Continue with Classlink

Clever

Continue with Clever

or continue with

Microsoft

Microsoft

Apple

Apple

Others

Others

Already have an account?