Greenhouse Gases and the Greenhouse Effect

Which of the following are greenhouse gases?

• Carbon dioxide

• Methane

• Water vapor

• All answers are correct

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

• Temperature goes up
• Temperature goes down

Without the Greenhouse Effect the Earth would be

• warm 
• cold
• dead

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

True or False: All of the radiation from the Sun is absorbed by the Earth

• True
• False

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

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

• Deforestation
• Agriculture
• Burning fossil fuels
• Respiration

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.

Cutting down large forests (deforestation) can result in:

• little to no changes

• more homes for animals

• less plants to absorb carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas

The gas that is most abundant in the atmosphere is

• oxygen
• nitrogen
• carbon dioxide
• argon

Which of the following does NOT happen to solar energy when it reaches Earth?

• Some solar energy reflects off the atmosphere, back to space

• Some solar energy passes through Earth and comes out the other side

• Some solar energy is absorbed by land and water

• Some solar energy is radiated from the Earth's surface and trapped by the atmosphere

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4