Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change

 

Green House gases

• absorb the sun's radiation and trap heat

• absorb gravity and keep us attached to Earth

• expulse radiation to the sun and prevent us from getting to warm

• are good for our health

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The gradual increase in the temperature of the atmosphere is known as ________________.

• Methane

• Global Warming

• Greenhouse Effect

• Carbon Dioxide Gases

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How can global warming cause sea levels to rise? Choose the best answer.

• by increasing the number of undersea volcanic eruptions

• by creating bigger and more powerful hurricanes

• by melting glaciers and ice caps

• by causing it to rain more often

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Certain gases in the atmosphere – water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide – help maintain the Earth’s temperatures and climate. These are called: __________ .

• ozone gases

• solar gases

• greenhouse gases 

• stomach gases

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Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas

• Methane (CH4)

• Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

• Nitrogen (N2)

• Water Vapor (H2O)

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Which of the following greenhouse gases is the focus of current public discussion?

• Carbon dioxide

• Methane

• Water Vapor

• Sulfur Hexafluoride

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A strong VOC and greenhouse gas, made in excess from livestock.

• Carbon Dioxide

• Lead

• Mercury

• Methane

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Accounts for 81.6% of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions from human activities.

• Water Vapor

• Fluorinated Gases

• Carbon Dioxide

• Methane

• Nitrous Oxide

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Some greenhouse gases are naturally present in the Earth's atmosphere

• True

• False

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The most prevalent greenhouse gas in the world is ...

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