Climate Change

Climate is the average of the weather in a region over a long period of time.

• True

• False

Temperatures of locations in winter don’t get quite as cold as nearby places away from bodies of water.

• True

• False

The troposphere is composed of approximately 60% Oxygen, 39% nitrogen and 1% other gases.

• True

• False

Greenhouse gases absorb infrared radiation

• True

• False

Carbon dioxide is Earth’s most abundant (present in the highest amount) greenhouse gas

• True

• False

A positive feedback loop makes the following action happen to a greater extent.

• True

• False

The ozone layer is:

• below the mesosphere and above the troposphere.

• below the troposphere and above the stratosphere.

• above the stratosphere and below the mesosphere

• above the troposphere and below the stratosphere.

Water vapor makes up approximately _______ of Earth’s greenhouse effect.

• 99%

• 98%

• 95%

• 90%

Organic carbon is found in:

• fossil fuels

• the atmosphere

• the Earth’s crust

• the oceans.

The heat from the natural greenhouse effect warms Earth’s atmosphere an average of _______.

• 43°C

• 30°C

• 36°C

• 33°C