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What happens to the temperature if more greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere?

• Temperature goes up
• Temperature goes down

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The greenhouse effect is due to

• the absorption and reradiation of infrared radiation by the atmosphere

• the reflection of ultraviolet radiation by the atmosphere

• the absorption of ultraviolet radiation by the atmosphere

• the reflection of infrared radiation from Earth's surface

• the absorption of ultraviolet radiation by Earth

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Currently, about 10% of Earth is covered with ice year-round. If this ice melts, what could happen to Earth’s temperature?

• Increase
• Decrease
• Remain the Same
• Not enough information 

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9.1-9.3 Gases such as water vapor and carbon dioxide that trap heat near Earth are known as

• global gases.

• greenhouse gases.

• proxy gases.

• offset gases.

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The picture below is of a(n) ____ event.

• Non-El Nino (Normal)

• El Nino

• La Nina

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What does the greenhouse effect do?

• keeps some of the suns heat in the atmosphere

• cools the earth

• keeps the heat from reaching the surface of earth

• who dis, wrong answer...

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How would the planet be without the greenhouse effect

• no change to current temperature

• there would be a big climate change and global warning

• earths average temperature would be too cold (-18C) and covered in ice

• too hot for life

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Visible light reaches Earth’s surface while infrared light is trapped as heat. Which characteristic of Earth’s atmosphere causes this to happen?

• the hole in the ozone
• the greenhouse effect
• atmospheric pressure
• the inversion layer

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What is the greenhouse effect?

• The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.

• The heating of a solid, such as a rock.

• The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.

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Which of the following are greenhouse gases?

• Carbon dioxide

• Methane

• Water vapor

• All answers are correct

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