Greenhouse Effect

What is insolation

• The trapping of greenhouse gasses in our atmosphere

• The incoming solar radiation that reaches the earth

• Burning of fossil fuels

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What is the greenhouse effect?

• Atmosphere gases reflect heat energy from the sun

• Atmosphere gases absorb heat energy from the sun

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3 main greenhouse gases are:

• Carbon dioxide

• Methane

• Sulfate

• Water vapor

The greenhouse effect only has a negative impact on earths climate

• True

• False

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What is global warming

• An increase in daily temperatures

• An increase in average global temperatures

• An increase in daily temperatures during the winter

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What is not a fossil fuel

• Coal

• Oil

• Electricity

• Natural gas

Domestic animals contribute to the production of methane gas

• True

• False

An increase in temperature increases water vapor into our atmosphere

• True

• False

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A greenhouse

• Traps electromagnetic spectrum heat

• temperature is maintained

• sunlight diminishes inside the trap and the temperature goes up

• is a manmade cage designed to trap the light of the sun

Are greenhouse gases natural?

• Yes

• No

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