Q2 test review

Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?

• Carbon Dioxide

• Water Vapor

• Oxygen

• These are all greenhouse gases

True or False? 100% of the Sun's energy is absorbed by the Earth's surface or the gases in the atmosphere.

• True

• False

The change in average weather patterns over a long period of time describes:

• The Greenhouse Effect

• Global Warming

• Climate Change

Climate change can be caused by all of the following EXCEPT:

• Volcanic eruptions

• Changes in greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere

• Planting a garden in your backyard.

• Variations in Earth's orbit

What evidence for climate change is shown in these images?

• The amount of sea ice has increased.

• The amount of sea ice has decreased.

• The temperatures on Earth are decreasing.

What effect does the melting of ice have on Earth?

• Causes the temperatures to decrease.

• Causes sea levels to decrease.

• Causes the temperatures to rise.

• Causes sea levels to rise.

Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?

• Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960.

• Hawaii has a lot of carbon dioxide.

• Humans have been successful in decreasing carbon dioxide levels.

• Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960.

Which of the following is a natural cause of climate change?

• burning fossil fuels

• modern agriculture

• deforestation

• volcanic eruptions

Which of the following is a human induced cause of climate change?

• Modern agriculture

• Variations in Earth's orbit

• Continents rearranging

• Volcanic eruptions

How does the increase of atmospheric CO₂ directly affect oceans?

• ocean acidification

• cooling ocean temperatures

• ocean water with lower salinity

• increasing dissolved O₂