Greenhouse Gases and the Greenhouse Effect Review

The gas that is most abundant (greatest) in the atmosphere is

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• carbon dioxide

• argon

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The gas that is the second most abundant in the atmosphere is

• oxygen
• nitrogen
• carbon dioxide
• argon

The Earth acts like a greenhouse that catches and traps heat from the sun.

• true
• false

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

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

• Temperature goes up
• Temperature goes down

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Without the Greenhouse Effect the Earth would be

• warm 
• cold
• dead

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What is the greenhouse effect?

• The warming of a planet due to trapped heat.

• The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.

• The heating of a solid, such as a rock.

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• Tornado Formation

• The Greenhouse Effect

• Hurricane Formation

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Which is one cause for Global Warming?

• Burning Fossil Fuels

• Pollution from factories and cars/trucks

• Both are causes for Global Warming

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Humans have the ability to cause temperature change.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?

• Carbon dioxide

• Methane

• Water vapor

• nitrogen