GREENHOUSE GASES

Which of the following are greenhouse gases?

• Carbon dioxide

• Methane

• Nitrogen Oxide

• All answers are correct

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

In general, what happens to the climate (of the Earth) if more greenhouse gases are released (through human activities and natural occurrences) into the atmosphere?

• Average temperature goes up

• Average temperature goes down

• Average temperature remains the same

• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which of the following is NOT an effect of Global Warming?

• Polar ice caps will melt.

• Coastal regions will be covered with rising sea levels.

• Some areas will experience serious droughts

• The Earth's rotation will slow down and eventually stop

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Things you can do to help decrease global warming include:

• Eat more ice cream.

• Keep your freezer door open.

• Keep your air conditioner on high.

• Turn off your lights when you’re not using them.

The graph below shows CO2 emissions and temperatures from 1909 to 1949.  What conclusion is best supported by the graph?

• There is no relationship between carbon dioxide concentrations and temperatures

• As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures increase

• As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures decrease

• As carbon dioxide concentrations decrease, temperatures increase

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

• Ionosphere

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.MS-ESS3-5

The greenhouse gas having the greatest role in human-caused global warming is

• methane

• carbon dioxide

• CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons)

• ozone

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What is global warming?

• the steady rise of earth's daily temperature

• the rapid rise of Earth's average temperature

• the steady rise of the United States' daily temperature

• the rapid rise of the United States' average temperature

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What is the greenhouse effect?

• warming of the earth due to gases in our atmosphere.

• cooling of the earth due to gases in our atmosphere

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