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Which of the following gases DOES NOT trap heat?

• carbon dioxide
• nitrogen
• water vapor
• methane

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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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Without the greenhouse effect, Earth would be...

• Hotter than the sun
• .Relatively the same temperature as now
• Uninhabitably frigid
• Substantially warmer than it is now

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Increased carbon dioxide may cause global warming by

• allowing more sunlight into the atmosphere.
• reflecting more sunlight from clouds.
• reducing the amount of oxygen in the air.   
• trapping more heat in the atmosphere.

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During explosive volcanic eruptions, large amounts of ash entering Earth’s atmosphere often rise to an altitude of 20 kilometers. What is the most likely effect of this ash cloud?

• a decrease in the insolation reaching Earth’s surface
• a decrease in the thickness of Earth’s stratosphere layer
• an increase in the insolation reaching Earth’s surface
• an increase in the thickness of Earth’s stratosphere layer

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On the picture, the heat out is decreasing. What can we assume if this is happening?

• There is no change in the graph

• We don't have any greenhouse gasses

• Greenhouse gasses are decreasing

• Greenhouse gasses are increasing

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Which of the following is an effect of Global Warming? Check all that apply

• 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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Greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone let sunlight in to heat the Earth’s surface but they don’t let all that heat energy back out.

• True

• False

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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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What is the effect 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

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