Greenhouse Gases and the Greenhouse Effect

Without the greenhouse effect temperatures on Earth would be about ___________.

• -18 degrees Celsius

• -15 degrees Celsius

• 18 degrees Celsius

• 15 degrees Celsius

Small _______________ in the air ensure that a percentage of reflective radiation is sent back to Earth.

• atoms

• bacteria

• particles

• ions

All Greenhouse Gases are bad?

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

PPM

• particles per minute

• parts per million

• personal protective mask

• protons per million

Smog contains ozone particles which increase rapidly at higher temperatures.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

If we work to replace fossil fuels with renewable resources like __________ and __________ which don't produce greenhouse gas emissions, we might be able to prevent some of the worst effects of climate change.

• solar and wind

• water and soil

• plant and poultry

• beef and sheep

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

Beef is the worst food for the plant.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The effects of distribution, such as processing, packaging and transportation, are about the same for all food products.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Coffee has such a big footprint because of the ______________ farmers use to grow it.

• harvesting

• soil

• fertilizers

• irrigation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The microbe-rich digestive system in cows allows them to process foods like grass and tough plants through a process called_________________________.

• generic fermentation

• chewing

• enteric fermentation

• artificial fermentation