MiniTest Review

 What is the greenhouse effect?

• The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.
• The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.
• The heating of a solid, such as a rock.

What do scientists think the effect will be of having more greenhouse gases in our atmosphere?

• More warming of the atmosphere
• More cooling of the atmosphere
• More air in the atmosphere
• Less air in the atmosphere

What do humans do that releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere?

• Burn fossil fuels (like gas and coal)
• Build cement buildings
• Ride bikes and use solar energy
• Compete in the Olympics

Which human activity contributes to the formation of acid rain?

• using too much fertilizer in agriculture

• cutting down large areas of tropical forests

• burning fossil fuels such as coal and gasoline

• using chemicals that destroy ozone in the stratosphere

What is the MOST likely reason the pH levels in a lake would change?

• nuclear power plants

• hydroelectric power plants

• coal-burning factories

• noncommercial farms

Burning fossil fuels add things such as nitrogen and sulfur to the air. What is a consequence of this?

• drought

• acid rain

• storms

• hot weather

Where can Carbon be stored for a short period of time?

• Coral Reefs

• Coal

• Limestone

• Carbohydrates in fruits and vegetables

Cutting down lots of trees will cause what to happen?

• Less carbon uptake

• No places for organisms to live

• Loss of Biodiversity

• All of the above

Which type of energy source would improve air quality MOST?

• wind

• oil

• coal

• gas

Which is NOT a way we can measure climate change?

• Looking at ice samples

• Using a barometer

• Measuring levels of sea ice

• Historical temperature records