Greenhouse Effect

What gas from the list below is a cause for global warming?

• Urethane
• Oxygen
• Carbon Dioxide

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

What 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.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

 Which of the following activities contributes the most to carbon emissions globally?

• Deforestation
• Agriculture
• Burning fossil fuels
• Respiration

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

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

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Which of the following are greenhouse gases?

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

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

Which of the following natural events would be most likely to contribute to the cooling of Earth's atmosphere?

• Earthquake
• Hurricane
• Volcanism
• Monsoon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The gas that is most abundant in the atmosphere is

• oxygen
• nitrogen
• carbon dioxide
• argon

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The gas that is the second most abundant in the atmosphere is

• oxygen
• nitrogen
• carbon dioxide
• argon

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

• Temperature goes up
• Temperature goes down

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

Without the Greenhouse Effect the Earth would be

• warm 
• cold
• dead

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4