AP Environmental Unit 9

Which of the following gases is NOT a greenhouse gas?

• carbon dioxide (CO2)

• nitrogen (N2)

• water vapor (H20)

• methane (CH4)

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

Which of the following are evidence of climate change?

• extreme weather events

• increase in the average global temperature

• melting of polar ice caps

• all of the above

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Melting of glaciers and polar ice caps....

• will result in cooler temperatures in the Arctic

• will result in sea-levels rising

• Will have no effect on ecosystems

• None of the above

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-6

The warming of the atmosphere by the trapping of heat being radiated to space is called

• evaporation

• condensation

• the greenhouse effect

• radiation

Which of the following is produced by cows?

• Carbon Dioxide

• Water Vapor

• Argon

• Methane

an area's climate changes and it gets LESS rainfall. what can happen?

• more hurricanes

• more forest fires

• floods

• more diseases

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS2-6

human activities lead to climate change and global warming because

• there are LESS greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and the temperature decreases

• there is the SAME amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and the temperature stays the same

• there are MORE greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and the temperature is increasing

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-6

Warming seas will...

• Increase the number of storms

• Decrease the number of storms

• The number if storms will stay the same

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Climate Change will cause...

• More intense tropical storms

• Less intense tropical storms

• no more storms

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

What does this diagram illustrate?

• Ozone Layer

• The Greenhouse Effect

• Ultraviolet Radiation

• Layers of the atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4