Greenhouse Gases

Greenhouse gases trap heat in Earth's (blank).

True or False: Greenhouse gases are the most abundant gas in the atmosphere.

• True

• False

Which of the following is an example of a greenhouse gas?

• Methane

• Oxygen

• Helium

• Nitrogen

The most abundant greenhouse gas is (blank).

What is the "greenhouse effect"?

• it is how greenhouse gases make plants grow

• it is how greenhouse gases trap carbon dioxide

• it is how greenhouse gases block UV radiation.

• it is how greenhouse gases trap heat and warm Earth

Greenhouse gases....

• make Earth colder

• block harmful UV rays from the sun

• absorb heat trying to escape into space

• Release heat into space

What are greenhouse gases doing to Earth's temperature?

Without greenhouse gases what would happen to global temperatures?

Explain 2 ways humans are adding to the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

How does deforestation affect the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?