The Greenhouse Effect

The three (3) primary heat absorbing gases in the atmosphere are (CHOOSE THREE):

• Carbon dioxide

• Water vapor

• Nitrogen

• Hydrogen

• Methane

What do greenhouse gases do in our atmosphere?

• They absorb radiation given off by the Earth

• They keep all the air within the Earth

• They block harmful radiation from reaching the Earth

• They make the Earth cooler

Which of the following would occur if the greenhouse gasses were not present:

• There would be no change

• The average temperature on Earth would decrease by ~thirty (30) degrees Celsius, far below freezing

• The average temperature on Earth would increase by ~thirty (30) degress Celsius

• The Average temperature on Earth would be far too hot for any life to exist

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Greenhouse gasses allow ______________wavelength light to pass through while absorbing the ______________ wavelength light that is emitted from the Earth's surface.

• short, long

• long, short

How does the change in carbon dioxide over the last two hundred (200) years impact the climate on Earth.

• Carbon dioxide has no impact on climate.

• An increase in carbon dioxide leads to greater absorption of energy from the Earth, warming the atmosphere.

• An increase in carbon dioxide leads to greater reflection of energy from the Sun, cooling the atmosphere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Describe the greenhouse effect:

Answer explanation

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Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas:

• Carbon dioxide

• Water vapor

• Nitrogen

• Nitrous oxide

• Methane

Describe how the Earth would be different without an atmosphere:

Answer explanation

The temperatures would be much more extreme. Without a greenhouse effect the temperatures would be extremely cold at night and extremely hot during the day.

Identify three (3) greenhouse gasses that enter our atmosphere due to human activity:

• Carbon dioxide

• Argon

• Nitrogen

• Nitrous oxide

• Methane

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Which gas is the most abundant greenhouse gas?

• Carbon dioxide

• Water vapor

• Nitrogen

• Nitrous oxide

• Methane