Environmental Science

Water vapor is a greenhouse gas

• True

• False

Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?

• The equator rotates slower than the poles.

• The equator remains the same distance from the sun.

• The equator always receives direct sunlight.

• The equator has 18 hour days.

Why is solar energy considered renewable energy?

• It's cheaper than fossil fuels

• The sun's energy would not run out for billions of years
  

• Solar energy recharges batteries

• All of them

What are the abiotic factors in this image? 

• water, sunlight, dirt, air

• birds and plants

• water, plants, and birds 

• Don't know

_____________ power is electricity produced by flowing water.

• Solar 

• Wind 

• Hydroelectric 

• water

Heat transferred from beneath the surface of Earth and used to produce energy for human use is...

• Hydropower

• Wind Energy

• Geothermal Energy

• Solar Energy

What is this?

• dust storm

• hail

• thunderstorm

• flood

Which of the following gases is primarily responsible for the greenhouse effect?

• Carbon Dioxide

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Hydrogen

What is the main cause of deforestation in tropical regions?

• Urbanization

• Agriculture

• Mining

• Tourism

Which layer of the Earth's atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere