WorksheetsThe Greenhouse Effect-Mastery Ticket
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the greenhouse effect?
a)
The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.
b)
The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.
c)
The heating of a solid, such as a rock.
d)
The urge for everyone in the neighborhood to paint their house green
2.
What gas from the list below is a cause for global warming?
a)
Urethane
b)
Oxygen
c)
Carbon Dioxide
d)
Methane
3.
Which of the following activities contributes the most to carbon emissions globally?
a)
Deforestation
b)
Agriculture
c)
Burning fossil fuels
d)
Respiration
4.
What is a problem that the Industrial Revolution had caused?
a)
Decrease in money
b)
Decrease in factories
c)
Increase in carbon dioxide
d)
Black fog everywhere
5.
Why is the increase of Greenhouse gases a big issue?
a)
It causes climate change and increase in the global temerature
b)
It can lead to a major increase in Greenhouses
c)
It leads to more factories
d)
It causes a major decrease in people
6.
Which process accurately describes the formation of the greenhouse effect?
a)
The Sun's rays are reflected from the land back into the atmosphere.
b)
Increased solar energy is entering through the hole in the ozone layer.
c)
Aerosol gases become trapped and build up in the atmosphere.
d)
Heat radiating from the land and oceans is trapped in the troposphere.
7.
Solar energy is best absorbed by what material?
a)
dirt
b)
sand
c)
snow
d)
water
8.
What is the source of energy for the Earth's water cycle?
a)
Sun's radiation
b)
ocean currents
c)
trade and prevailing winds
d)
Moon's gravitational attraction
9.
Why is the greenhouse effect a good thing?
a)
It supplies CO2 to plants
b)
It cools the earth enough for life to exist
c)
It keeps earth warm enough for life
d)
It is not a good thing
10.
What can you do to help slow down global warming?
a)
Decrease your carbon footprint by eating locally produced food
b)
recycle and reuse plastics
c)
use solar or wind power instead of fossil fuels
d)
all of the above
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