Greenhouse Effect & Atmosphere

Which of the following are greenhouse gases?

• Carbon dioxide
• Methane
• Water vapor
• All answers are correct

Melting of glaciers and polar ice caps....

• will result in cooler temperatures in the Arctic
• will result in sea-levels rising
• Will have no effect on ecosystems
• None of the above

Where is the ozone located?

• troposphere
• stratosphere
• mesosphere
• thermosphere

What happens to the temperature if more greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere?

• Temperature goes up
• Temperature goes down

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

In which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur?

• Mesosphere
• Thermosphere
• Stratosphere
• Troposphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Differences in the temperature between the North and South poles and the equator create thermal currents in the atmosphere that form global winds.What is the source of energy for these currents?

• equator
• moon
• Sun
• tides

1.  Why is the Ozone important to life on Earth?

• A.   The Ozone reflects all the Ultra Violet radiation
• A.  The Ozone absorbs all the heat that come up from the Earth.
• The Ozone provides all the oxygen to Earth.
• The Ozone protects the Earth’ s atmosphere and the life on Earth from harmful radiant energy emitted by the sun   

Over the past 200 years, the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has

• decreased slightly.   
• increased until recently, and then decreased.
• increased steadily.   
• stayed about the same.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

The graph shows us that

• the earth temperature is always increasing

• the earth's temperature has steadily increased since 1900

• the earth's temperature has steadily rising since the 1960s

• the earth's temperature decreased during the 19th and 20th centuries

Where does the greatest atmospheric pressure occur?

• The Thermosphere

• The Stratosphere

• The Troposphere