Greenhouse Webxam

Most abundant greenhouse gas

• CO2

• methane

• Nitrous oxide

• water vapor

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Which of the following are greenhouse gases?

• Carbon dioxide

• Methane

• Water vapor

• All answers are correct

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How is the greenhouse effect produced?

• When solar energy trespasses the atmosphere.

• When some energy is reflected back to earth.

• When the green house is burned.

• When the sun doesn't emit radiation.

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What happens to the temperature if more greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere?

• Temperature goes up

• Temperature goes down

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What is the greenhouse effect?

• The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.

• The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.

• The heating of a solid, such as a rock.

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A super powerful greenhouse gas that traps up to 4 times more heat in Earth's atmosphere is:

• oxygen

• methane

• water vapor

• gasoline

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This is an image demonstrating...

• Tornado Formation

• The Greenhouse Effect

• Hurricane Formation

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Increased carbon dioxide may cause global warming by

• allowing more sunlight into the atmosphere.

• reflecting more sunlight from clouds.

• reducing the amount of oxygen in the air.   

• trapping more heat in the atmosphere.

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Which of the following gases is considered the most potent greenhouse gas in terms of heat-trapping ability?

• Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

• Methane (CH4)

• Nitrous Oxide (N2O)

• Water Vapor

What is the primary cause of the greenhouse effect on Earth?

• Absorption of ultraviolet radiation by the ozone layer

• Reflection of sunlight by clouds

• Trapping of infrared radiation by greenhouse gases

• Absorption of solar radiation by the Earth's surface