Greenhouse Gases

T/F: Some greenhouse gases are naturally present in the Earth's atmosphere

• True
• False

The warming of the atmosphere by the trapping of heat being radiated to space is called

• evaporation
• condensation
• the greenhouse effect
• radiation

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Without any greenhouse effect the Earth would be...

• Fine
• Too Cold to Support Life
• Very Hot

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

Over the past 200 years, the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has

• decreased slightly.   
• increased until recently, and then decreased.
• increased steadily.   
• stayed about the same.

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is...

• using bottled water
• burning fossil fuels
• texting on cellphones
• eating meat

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-6

How does the Earth keep itself warm?

• Sunlight keeps the Earth warm.

• There are heat lamps orbitting above the Earth's atmosphere.

• The greenhouse gases trap the warm air and send it back to the Earth's surface.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Melting of glaciers and polar ice caps....

• will result in cooler temperatures in the Arctic
• will result in sea-levels rising
• Will have no effect on ecosystems
• None of the above

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

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

• Temperature goes up
• Temperature goes down

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

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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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

The graph shows us that

• the earth temperature is always increasing

• the earth's temperature has steadily increased since 1900

• the earth's temperature has steadily rising since the 1960s

• the earth's temperature decreased during the 19th and 20th centuries

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5