Quiz about Climate Change and Green House Effect(GHE)

Question 1

During the Precambrian Period, which gas dominated Earth's atmosphere?

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Carbon dioxide

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Oxygen

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Nitrous oxide

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Ozone

Question 2

What ability do cyanobacteria have that changed Earth's atmosphere?

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Photosynthesis

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Respiration

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Fermentation

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Nitrogen fixation

Question 3

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the air we breathe and weather?

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Troposphere

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Stratosphere

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Mesosphere

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Exosphere

Question 4

What is the greenhouse effect?

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Trapping of infrared radiation by gases

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Absorption of UV rays by ozone

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Cooling by volcanic dust

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Blocking of sunlight by clouds

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?

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Oxygen

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Carbon dioxide

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Methane

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Nitrous oxide

Question 6

The 'oxygen catastrophe' led to what event?

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The first ice age

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The extinction of dinosaurs

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The formation of oceans

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The first hurricane

Question 7

An ice age is defined as:

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Long period when glaciers expand at poles/mountains

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Short period of cooling

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Sudden volcanic winter

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Seasonal cooling

Question 8

What occurs during a glacial period?

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Glaciers grow and advance

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Glaciers retreat

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Temperatures rise

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No change

Question 9

What do ice core proxies measure?

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Past temperature and gas composition

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Tree growth

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Past rainfall

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Ocean salinity

Question 10

Where was the Mauna Loa CO2 observatory established?

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Hawaii

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Antarctica

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Alaska

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Greenland

Question 11

In which season are atmospheric CO2 levels lowest?

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Summer

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Spring

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Autumn

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Winter

Question 12

What is the trend of CO2 since 1959?

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Increasing

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Stable

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Decreasing

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Fluctuating only

Question 13

What is happening to Arctic sea ice?

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Declining

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Expanding

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Stable

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Melting then regrowing

Question 14

What is the primary cause of sea level rise?

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Melting land ice and thermal expansion

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Volcanic eruptions

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Increased rainfall

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Tectonic shifts

Question 15

Why is the Arctic warming faster?

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Albedo effect

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Volcanoes

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More factories

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Fewer clouds

Question 16

Which agricultural activity releases the most methane?

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Cattle digestion

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Rice paddies

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Deforestation

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Fertilizer

Question 17

What is carbon sequestration?

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Capturing and storing CO2

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Burning fossil fuels

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Using nuclear power

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Filtering CO2 with ozone

Question 18

What is one downside of carbon capture and storage?

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Increases cost of electricity

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Too cheap

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No storage sites

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Reduces methane

Question 19

The y-axis shows

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carbon dioxide concentration

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time

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Mauna Loa volcano

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science

Question 20

The table indicates the percentages of some gases in the atmosphere of Venus. Which gas present in the atmosphere of

Venus is the most abundant gas found in the atmosphere of Earth?

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nitrogen

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argon

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carbon dioxide

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helium

Question 21

What is wrong with this photo?

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There is too much Carbon Dioxied and too little Oxygen.

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There is too much nitrogen and too little Argon.

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There is too much Argon and too little Oxygen.

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There is too much Carbon Dioxide and too little Nitrogen.

Question 22

The table indicates (shows) the percentages (amount) of some gases in the atmosphere of Mars. Which gas in the atmosphere of Mars is the primary (main) gas found in the atmosphere of Earth?

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nitrogen

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carbon dioxide

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argon

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methane

Question 23

nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, argon, water vapor

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atmospheric gases

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stratosphere

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atmospheric pressure

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climate

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global winds

Question 24

The atmosphere is made up of a mixture of __________ that surrounds the Earth.

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gases

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sunlight

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clouds

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methane

Question 25

Greenhouse Effect

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The heating of the atmosphere owing to the presence of CO₂and other gases

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An inorganic molecule with the chemical formula: O₃

A major pollutant in the lower atmosphere but a beneficial component of the upper atmosphere

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The broader set of changes that go along with global warming: Changing weather patterns, oceans, ice, snow, ecosystems

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A trend of rising average temperatures around the world

Question 26

From 1880 to 2010, the temperature of the globe mostly

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increases

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stays the same

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decreases

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none of the above

Question 27

The satellite photograph shows geological features, including a glacier. As the glacier melts, water travels toward the ocean along the geological feature labeled X. When water erodes soil along this feature, the feature will most likely become ----

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wider

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straight

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dry

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shorter

Question 28

Which of the following gases, released by animals as a waste product of digestion, can add to global warming?

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Methane

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Carbon Dioxide

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Chlorofluorocarbon

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Nitrogen

Question 29

Name the "minor layer" that separates  the troposphere from the stratosphere

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Tropopause

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Stratopause

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Mesopause

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Thermopause

Question 30

the amount of water vapor in the air

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humidity

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warm front

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precipitation

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air pressure

Question 31

If a scientist found a fish fossil in the desert, what can they infer?

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The water covered the area long ago.

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An animal ate the fish.

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Today's fish looks the same

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The fish is endangered.

Question 32

Meteorologists measured temperature in Washington, D.C. and in New York City. The highest temperature for each month is in the graph below. Which statement is true?

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Temperatures in both cities changed in a similar pattern.

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barometer was used to take these measurements.

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Day temperature in New York was higher than in Washington, DC.

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An anemometer was used to take these measurements.

Question 33

Fossil B is an ancient marine mollusk that has been found in tall mountains. This tells us that-

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The rocks at the top of the mountain used to be underwater.

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Fossils can be carried up a mountain.

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The rocks at the top of the mountain used to be in the desert.

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It is impossible that marine mollusks existed in the past.

Question 34

The diagram shows how prevailing winds cause different weather conditions on the windward and leeward sides of a mountain range. Clouds usually form on the windward sides of mountains because this is where air

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rises and cools

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rises and warms

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sinks and cools

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sinks and warms

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