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Gases in the atmosphere

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the modern day atmosphere, what is the approximate percentage of nitrogen?

a)

0.04%

b)

21%

c)

78%

d)

1%

2.

What is the name of the atmospheric process which keeps the Earth warm by absorbing radiation from the Sun?

a)

Global Warming

b)

Greenhouse Effect

c)

Ozone Depletion

3.

Which of the following is a cause of global warming?

a)

Burning fossil fuels to generate electricity

b)

Using wind farms to generate electricity

c)

Using solar cells to generate electricity

4.
A natural process that holds heat in is called_________________.
a)
greenhouse effect
b)
infrared radiation
c)
ultraviolet radiation
d)
visible light
5.

Which of the following is an effect of global warming?

a)

Flooding of low lying coastal land

b)

Longer days in the summer

c)

More crops to feed a growing world population

6.

What happened to the water level at the end of this activity?

a)

The water rose to one fourth of the gas jar

b)

The water drop to one fifth of the gas jar

c)

The water rose to one fifth of the gas jar

7.

What percentage of oxygen is in the air?

a)

78%

b)

0.97%

c)

21%

d)

100%

8.

Which of the following are greenhouse gases?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Methane

c)

Water vapor

d)

All answers are correct

9.
What happens to the temperature if more greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere?
a)
Temperature goes up
b)
Temperature goes down
10.

A mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth like a blanket.

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Ozone

d)

Nitrogen

11.

Which of the following is a property of air?

a)

Mixture of gases

b)

Made up of atoms and molecules

c)

Has mass and density

d)

All of the them

12.

What is the name of the atmospheric process which keeps the Earth warm by absorbing radiation from the Sun?

a)

Global Warming

b)

Greenhouse Effect

c)

Ozone Depletion

d)

Reflection of Radiation

13.

Which of the following is an effect of global warming?

a)

Flooding of low lying coastal land

b)

Longer days in the summer

c)

More crops to feed a growing world population

d)

High production of solar energy

14.

Which of the following could help reduce one of the possible effects of global warming?

a)

Moving to colder parts of the world

b)

Planting drought-resistant crops

c)

Fracking to extract more fossil fuels from the crust

15.

which exists in as a higher percentage in the atmosphere?

a)

argon

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

carbon monoxide

d)

methane

16.

When a substance burns with oxygen in air, this can be called​ (a)