Exploring the Greenhouse Effect

What is the primary focus of this video?

• Global warming

• Ozone layer depletion

• Climate change

• Earth's natural greenhouse effect

How can the greenhouse effect be compared?

• A refrigerator

• A heater

• A fan

• A blanket

What type of energy waves are we interested in to understand the greenhouse effect?

• Microwaves

• Radio waves

• X-rays

• Infrared waves

What is the term used for the energy from the sun reaching our planet?

• Longwave radiation

• Shortwave radiation

• Microwave radiation

• Gamma radiation

What is the baseline temperature of space?

• Minus 270 degrees Celsius

• 0 degrees Celsius

• Minus 18 degrees Celsius

• 100 degrees Celsius

Which gases are known as greenhouse gases?

• Oxygen and Nitrogen

• Helium and Neon

• Carbon dioxide and Methane

• Hydrogen and Argon

What would be the average temperature of Earth without the greenhouse effect?

• 15 degrees Celsius

• Minus 18 degrees Celsius

• 25 degrees Celsius

• Minus 50 degrees Celsius

Why is the greenhouse effect essential for life on Earth?

• It keeps the Earth warm enough for liquid water

• It provides oxygen

• It blocks harmful UV rays

• It creates wind patterns

What is a greenhouse sometimes known as?

• A hot house

• A glass house

• A sunroom

• A cold frame

What is the term for the increase in Earth's average temperature due to human activities?

• Acid rain

• Ozone depletion

• Global warming

• Greenhouse effect