Solar Energy Review

Which of the following is a Greenhouse Gas?

• Oxygen

• Methane

• Helium

• Nitrogen

What happens to most of the solar energy that hits Earth?

• It is reflected

• It is absorbed

• It causes cloud formation

• It makes greenhouse gases

What do Greenhouse Gases do?

• Create heat

• Weaken the ozone layer

• Absorbs and re-emits energy

• Increases plant growth

What is a human activity source of carbon dioxide?

• Earthquakes

• Volcanism

• Released from livestock

• Burning fossil fuels

What is the most common greenhouse gas?

• Carbon dioxide

• Water

• Methane

• Nitrous oxide

Which greenhouse gas do humans emit the most?

• Carbon dioxide

• Water

• Methane

• Nitrous oxide

What is a source of methane?

• Bacterial processes

• Burning fossil fuels

• Fertilizers

What would occurs to the average temperature of Earth if the concentration of greenhouse gases increased?

• Increase

• Decrease

• Stay the same

What occurs to hot air?

• Rises

• Sinks

• Nothing

Wind results from the equal heating of Earth's surface.

• True

• False