semester 2 study guide Earth Science

Which of these is not a greenhouse gas?

• carbon dioxide

• methane

• oxygen

• nitrous oxide

• water vapor

What does this image represent?

• water vapor inside the earth.

• Greenhouse gas

• tides

• Greenhouse effect

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What happens to the temperature if more greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere?

• Temperature goes up
• Temperature goes down

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Without the Greenhouse Effect the Earth would be

• warm 
• cold
• dead

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

• True
• False

What is the greenhouse effect?

• The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.
• The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.
• The heating of a solid, such as a rock.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which of the following natural events is NOT a source of carbon dioxide?

• Wildfire

• Decomposing plants and animals

• Volcanic eruption

• Earthquake

Why are there more hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean between June and November than in the Pacific Ocean?

• The water is colder that time of year in the Atlantic Ocean

• The water is saltier in the Atlantic Ocean

• The water is choppy

• The water is warmer that time of year.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Where are hurricanes formed?

• On cold water

• On Warm water

• Anywhere near the ocean

• In the clouds

What happens as a hurricane moves further in-land?

• It speeds up and gets stronger
• It turns around and goes back to sea
• It slows down and gets weaker
• It stalls

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2