Quiz 6: The Greenhouse Effect

Without the greenhouse effect, the average temperatures on earth would be 

• warmer 

• the same 

• below freezing

The process in which gasses trap heat at earth’s surface, increasing the temperature of the planet.

• el nino 

• global warming

• The greenhouse effect

• re-radiaton

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Which of the following are NOT greenhouse gases

• carbon dioxide and methane

• Methane and water vapor 

• water vapor and nitrous oxide

• Oxygen and Nitrogen

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

• True
• False

The gas that is most abundant in the atmosphere is

• oxygen
• nitrogen
• carbon dioxide
• argon

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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The greenhouse effect is a natural process

• true

• false

Greenhouse gases are mostly absorbing this type of radiation.

• shortwave
• longwave
• ultra-violet
• blue

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About how much of the sun's radiation that reaches the atmosphere is absorbed by earth's surface?

• 10%

• 20%

• 50%

• 100%

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Which trend best describes carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere over the last 60 years?

• increasing

• decreasing

• optimal

• No change

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