Natural Greenhouse Effect

TRUE or FALSE 

There are TWO types of Greenhouse Effects--The NATURAL version & the MAN-MADE version

• TRUE

• FALSE

Why does air make a soccer ball heavier?

• gas molecules have mass

• gas molecules have energy

• its a trick question--air makes things lighter not heavier

BONUS (no penalty for wrong answer)

The molecule on the right is supposed to be N₂.  Each sphere is a nitrogen atom & the line between them represents a _________ bond (BE SPECIFIC)

(MARK ALL THAT APPLY) Water molecules in the ocean and gas molecules in the atmosphere  both...

• become more densely packed the closer they get the the center of the earth.

• are pulled toward the center of the Earth by the force of gravity.

• have mass.

• are spread very far apart.

• are far away from the Earth's Surface.

Based on the graphic, visible light is

• not part of the electromagnetic spectrum

• is at the left-side of the electromagnetic spectrum

• is at the right-side of the electromagnetic spectrum

• is located directly in the center of the electromagnetic spectrum (between infrared & ultraviolet)

Which type of electromagnetic radiation is the MOST HARMFUL?

• radio waves

• gamma rays

• visible light

• ultraviolet rays

BONUS (no penalty for incorrect answer)

 

Which color of visible light has the most energy?

Most of the energy from the Sun comes in the form of

• radio waves

• gamma rays

• visible light

• ultraviolet light

What traps most of the ultraviolet light coming from the Sun?

• clouds

• the ocean

• ozone

• greenhouse gasses

The warmth of your skin is from

• infrared radiation

• gamma rays

• visible light