Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change

Which natural resource is a renewable energy resource?

• coal
• oil (petroleum)
• natural gas
• sun

The greenhouse effect is what happens when the ________ trap heat on earth.

• greenhouse gases in the atmosphere

• trees on earth

• greenhouses

Answer explanation

The greenhouse effect is what happens when the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere trap heat on earth, not trees or actual greenhouses.

Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

• Carbon dioxide

• Methane

• Oxygen

Answer explanation

Oxygen is not a greenhouse gas, unlike carbon dioxide and methane which contribute to the greenhouse effect.

What is the Greenhouse Effect?

• Earth is warmed when solar radiation is absorbed by the Earth.

• Earth is warmed when gases in the atmosphere trap the sun's heat.

• Earth is cooled when solar radiation is reflected off the clouds.

• Earth is cooled when gases in the atmosphere trap the sun's heat.

What is the primary cause of climate change?

• Solar flares

• Human activities, such as burning fossil fuels

• Natural variations in Earth's orbit

• Volcanic eruptions

Energy generated in ways that do not deplete natural resources or harm the environment

• fossil fuels

• carbon dixoide

• alternative energy

• greenhouse gas

Which renewable energy source uses the flow of water to generate power?

• Solar energy

• Wind energy

• Biomass

• Hydroelectric power

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DOK Level 1: Recall

The greenhouse effect is what keeps the earth

• warm enough to live on

• cold enough to live on

• cold at night and warm during the day

• spinning on its axis

Answer explanation

The greenhouse effect traps heat in the Earth's atmosphere, keeping it warm enough for life to thrive.

This is an image demonstrating...

• Tornado Formation
• The Greenhouse Effect
• Hurricane Formation

More greenhouse gases than we should have are put into the atmosphere by

• burning fossil fuels

• smoking cigarettes

• too many humans breathing

Answer explanation

More greenhouse gases than we should have are put into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels.