The Greenhouse Effect, Climate & Global Winds Review

Which of the following is NOT greenhouse gas?

• water vapor

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

• methane

• ozone

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.

• When humans use a greenhouse to grow plants

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

• Deforestation
• Agriculture
• Burning fossil fuels
• Respiration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

The Earth acts like a greenhouse that catches and traps heat from the sun.

• true
• false

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

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

Without the Greenhouse Effect the Earth would be

• warm

• cold

• have no atmosphere

• crash into the sun

Cutting and burning down large forests (deforestation) can result in (check all that apply):

• little to no changes

• more homes for animals

• less plants to absorb carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas

• More carbon released into the atmosphere from within wood

T/F: Water vapor is a greenhouse gas

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

T/F: Some greenhouse gases are naturally present in the Earth's atmosphere

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What gas results from livestock and other agricultural practices and by the decay of organic waste in municipal solid waste landfills?

• Carbon Dioxide

• Methane

• Water Vapor

• Fluorinated Gases

• Nitrous Oxide