Greenhouse Effect

How is Earth a greenhouse?

• Earth's atmosphere does the same thing as the greenhouse.
• Carbon Dioxide, a gas in Earth's atmosphere, does what the roof of a greenhouse does. 
• The Sun shines through the atmosphere, warming the Earth's surface.
• All of the above

This is an image demonstrating...

• Tornado Formation
• Hurricane Formation
• Greenhouse Effect

What is the greenhouse effect?

• The warming of a planet due to trapped heat.

• The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.

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

Water in the atmosphere also acts as a greenhouse gas.

• True
• False

If the greenhouse effect is too strong, Earth gets...

• colder and colder
• warmer and warmer

Humans have the ability to cause temperature change.

• True
• False

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.

 Which of the following activities contributes the most to carbon emissions globally?

• Deforestation
• Agriculture
• Burning fossil fuels
• Respiration

Melting of glaciers and polar ice caps....

• will result in cooler temperatures in the Arctic
• will result in sea-levels rising
• Will have no effect on ecosystems
• None of the above

Which of the following are greenhouse gases?

• Carbon dioxide
• Methane
• Water vapor
• All answers are correct