Greenhouse Gases Quiz

What causes greenhouse gases to be emitted into the atmosphere?

• Humans burning fossil fuels (for transportation, manufacturing, food)

• Earth’s natural processes

• More volcanoes than there used to be, emitting more greenhouse gases than before

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What/who is causing the increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?

• Mainly human beings

• The environment

• The moon

• The sun

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What gas makes up most of the atmosphere?

• Oxygen

• Argon

• Carbon dioxide

• Nitrogen

The atmosphere can be compared to a...

• Rainbow

• Blanket

• Pinball game

• Molecule

Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel?

• Oil

• Carbon dioxide

• Coal

• Natural gas

Burning fossil fuels (from driving cars, factories, etc.)...

• Changes Earth's average climate

• Makes the Earth colder on average

• Releases greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere

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Earth's atmosphere acts like a greenhouse that catches and traps heat from the sun.

• true

• false

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What does this diagram illustrate?

• Layers of the atmosphere

• The water cycle

• The greenhouse effect

• Ozone layer

This traps heat and absorbs gases (carbon dioxide, methane, etc.) which keep the earth warm. Allowing heat to go back into space prevents Earth from becoming too warm.

• Greenhouse Gases

• The Greenhouse Effect

• Ozone Layer

• Mesosphere

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What do we call gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, water vapor, and ozone in the atmosphere?

• Greenhouse Gases

• Bad Gases

• Atmospheric Gases

• Ozone Gases

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