Greenhouse Effect

The greenhouse effect is a natural process

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

The greenhouse effect is caused by

• more heat arriving at the Earth from the sun

• the Earth releasing more heat at night

• gases in the air trapping heat released by the Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which of the gases is NOT a greenhouse gas?

• water vapour

• carbon monoxide

• carbon dioxide

• methane

The area of human activity responsible for the highest greenhouse gas emissions is

• energy supply

• transport

• agriculture

• industrial

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

The area of human activity responsible for the second highest greenhouse gas emissions is

• residential activity

• transport

• agriculture

• industrial

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

The highest gaseous pollutant is

• methane

• nitrous oxide

• carbon dioxide

• fluorinated gases

If we didn't have the 'greenhouse effect' at all, Earth would

• have volcanoes erupting everywhere

• Cool to a point where we could not live here

• Catch on fire

• blow up from being hit by meteors

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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

• Deforestation
• Agriculture
• Burning fossil fuels
• Respiration

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

Over the past 200 years, the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has

• decreased slightly.   
• increased until recently, and then decreased.
• increased steadily.   
• stayed about the same.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

Which is a natural source of greenhouse gases?

• aerosols
• deforestation
• volcanic eruptions
• burning fossil fuels