Weather and Climate Change Quiz

Any gas that traps some of the Earth's outgoing energy, thus retaining heat in the atmosphere. Describes what?

• Ozone layer

• Greenhouse gases

• Stratosphere

• Emissions

Which of these are greenhouse gases?

• CH₄

• N₂O

• CO₂

• O₃

Which is the most common man-made emission?

• CFCs

• Nitrous Oxide

• Methane

• Carbon Dioxide

Which is the most greenhouse gas in the atmosphere?

• Water Vapour

• CFCs

• Methane

• Carbon Dioxide

Which greenhouse gas attacks ozone and depletes the ozone layer?

• Water Vapour

• CFCs

• Methane

• Carbon Dioxide

Greenhouse gases allow _______ radiation from the Sun to pass through them.

• tsunami

• long-wave

• short-wave

• medium-wave

Greenhouse gases trap outgoing _______ radiation raising the temperature of the lower atmosphere.

• tsunami

• long-wave

• short-wave

• medium-wave

Which ultra-violet light causes tanning?

• UV-A

• UV-B

• UV-C

• UF-O

Ozone absorbs short wavelengths in the ____ band, thus blocking photochemical reactions (such as burning) in organic molecules.

• UV-A

• UV-B

• UV-C

• UF-O

Which layer of the atmosphere is the ozone layer located?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermopshere