Human Impact quiz

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

• Deforestation

• Agriculture

• Burning fossil fuels

• Respiration

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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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Which of the following are greenhouse gases?

• Carbon dioxide

• Methane

• Water vapor

• All answers are correct

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The gas that is most abundant in the atmosphere is

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• carbon dioxide

• argon

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

• Temperature goes up

• Temperature goes down

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Without the Greenhouse Effect the Earth would be

• warm 

• cold

• dead

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Which is a use of carbon dioxide

• used in respiration

• used for life support

• used in fire extinguishers

• used to make fertilizers

The ozone layer protects us from

• UV rays

• CFCs

• Increased atmospheric heat

• Decreased atmospheric heat

The ozone layer is damaged by

• CFCs

• Increase in greenhouse gases

• Increased global temperatures

• Sulfuric and nitric acids