Greenhouse Effect and Albedo

The gas that is most abundant in the atmosphere is

• oxygen
• nitrogen
• carbon dioxide
• argon

Why does too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere cause climate change?

• It cools down our planet.
• It blocks out UV rays.
• It traps heat and warms up our planet.
• It lets sunlight escape.

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Which gas of the Earth's atmosphere is classified as a greenhouse gas?

• Nitrogen

• Carbon Dioxide

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Which of these are the main characteristics that define climate?

• weather and humidity

• temperature and precipitation

• pressure and preciptitation

• weather and pressure

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Which of these are true about the difference between weather and climate

• weather is long term

• weather is short term

• climate is short term

These are all important greenhouse gases.

• Oxygen, hydrogen and nitrogen

• Carbon dioxide, helium and clouds

• Carbon dioxide, water vapor and methane

• Methane, ethane and hydrogen

Select the correct statement about climate change

• It is only caused by human activities.
• It is caused by both natural and human activities
• It is never caused by natural phenomena
• It is certainly not happening

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What has the highest albedo?

• the oceans
•  glacial ice
• the ground
• roads

Albedo can best be described as...

• the temperature at the equator
• the amount of solar radiation absorbed
• the amount of solar radiation reflected
• the air pressure during El Nino

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Melting ice caps will cause the poles to have a ____________ albedo.

• higher
• lower
• same