Greenhouse Effect

Increased carbon dioxide may cause global warming by

• allowing more sunlight into the atmosphere.

• reflecting more sunlight from clouds.

• reducing the amount of oxygen in the air.

• trapping more heat in the atmosphere.

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Which of the following are greenhouse gases?

• Carbon dioxide

• Methane

• Water vapor

• All answers are correct

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

• True
• False

Humans have the ability to cause temperature change.

• True
• False

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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

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The majority of Earth's energy comes from...

• the Earth's core

• the Sun

• hydroelectric power

• burning fossil fuels

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The greenhouse effect is caused by…

• Too much heat in the atmosphere

• Too much sunshine reaching Earth

• Greenhouse gases in the lower atmosphere absorbing radiation from the Earth's surface, and preventing much of it escaping into space

• Greenhouse gases in the lower atmosphere absorbing solar radiation

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In the diagram, which arrow(s) represents the warming that's caused by the greenhouse effect?

• 1 and 3

• 2

• 4 and 6

• 5

• 7

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Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?

• atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960
• Hawaii has a lot of carbon dioxide
• humans have been working hard to decrease carbon dioxide levels
• atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960

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