Atmosphere and Global Warming

What is the greenhouse effect?

• A natural process where gases trap heat in the atmosphere.

• A man-made process where gases trap heat in the atmosphere.

• A natural process where the ocean traps heat in the atmosphere.

• A man-made process where the ocean traps heat in the atmosphere.

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Which greenhouse gas contributes the most to the greenhouse effect?

• Carbon Dioxide

• Methane

• Water Vapor

• Nitrous Oxide

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What is the MOST significant way that humans contribute to the greenhouse effect?

• We do not contribute to the greenhouse effect.

• We burn fossil fuels.

• We practice animal agriculture.

• We make too much waste.

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By adding more greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, humans are...

• decreasing the average temperature of Earth.

• not affecting the average temperature of Earth.

• increasing the average temperature of Earth.

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is a major contributor to global warming and climate change. Select TWO correct answers.

(a)  

• Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)

• Carbon dioxide (CO2)

• Methane (CH4)

• Nitrous oxide (N2O)

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exacerbates extreme rainfall and flooding, causing more destructive storms.

• Rising temperatures

• Decreased ocean temperature

• Reduced moisture

• Increased cloud cover

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The (a)   the amount of ​ (b)   in the atmosphere, the ​ (c)   will be Earth's temperatures.

• higher

• lower

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen

• nitrogen

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The most abundant greenhouse gas is ​ (a)   but the one scientists are most concerned with is ​ (b)   even though there is less of it in the atmosphere because it has a ​ (c)   residence time.

• methane

• shorter

• water vapor

• carbon dioxide

• longer

Global Warming is....

• all the above

• Heating of our oceans

• A rise in average temperatures due to the break down of our atmosphere

• none of the above

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The ​ (a)   is the process by which gases in the atmosphere absorb and radiate heat.

• ozone layer

• greenhouse effect

• atmosphere

• temperature