WorksheetsCH. 5 quiz
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Evelyn, Benjamin, and Kai are curious about why Earth is warmer than outer space. Which of the following best explains how greenhouse gases act like a cozy blanket, raising the average temperature of our planet?
They allow more light to penetrate the atmosphere.
They are naturally hotter than other, non-greenhouse gases.
They allow in short-wavelength light energy but prevent some of the long-wavelength heat energy from leaving the atmosphere.
They have a very high albedo, which traps heat energy.
Grace and Mason are getting ready for a picnic on a warm sunny day. Grace chooses to wear a light-colored shirt, while Mason picks a dark one. Who will feel cooler, and why do light-colored clothes help you stay cool in the sun?
They reflect more light energy.
They prevent sweating.
They are not as heavy as dark clothes.
They let more air in.
Carbon can be stored in
vegetation
rocks
the atmosphere
all of the above
Michael, Evelyn, and Jackson are on a quest to discover why Earth is the only known planet with living organisms. Which factor do you think plays the biggest role in making our planet so special?
Abundant solid land
Abundant liquid water
Abundant atmosphere
Abundant bionosphere
How much of the light energy from the Sun is absorbed by the Earth’s ground and water?
5%
15%
45%
60%
A surface with an albedo of 0.9 means that
90% of incident light energy is reflected
0.9% of incident light energy is reflected
9% of incident light energy is reflected
Which of the following is a “greenhouse gas”?
Water vapor
Methane
Carbon dioxide
All of the above
Planets farther from the Sun tend to be colder than the Earth because planets
farther from the Sun have thinner atmospheres.
farther from the Sun receive less intense (“weaker”) incident sunlight
closer to the Sun have thinner atmospheres
closer to the Sun have had less time to cool down
Aiden, Evelyn, and Ava are on a mission to make Mars more like Earth! Which of the following creative ideas could help them make Mars more habitable?
Add “greenhouse gases” to the Martian atmosphere.
Cause large, icy, ammonia-rich asteroids to crash into Mars.
Spread black dust on Mars’ surface to reduce albedo.
All of the above
Which item reflects the highest percentage of light?
gases in the atmosphere
surface
clouds
The albedo of Earth is approximately:
0.1
0.3
0.5
0.7
Is the process of chemical weathering and burial in sediments a carbon source or a carbon sink?
carbon source
carbon sink
both
Is the process of combustion a carbon source or a carbon sink?
carbon source
carbon sink
both
Is the process of ocean-atmosphere exchange a carbon source or a carbon sink?
carbon source
carbon sink
both
Is the following term a carbon reservoir, or a carbon travel process? Volcanism.
reservoir
travel process
Is the following term a carbon reservoir, or a carbon travel process? Animal respiration.
reservoir
travel process
Is the following term a carbon reservoir, or a carbon travel process? Oceans.
reservoir
travel process
Is the following term a carbon reservoir, or a carbon travel process? Combustion.
reservoir
travel process
This terms means the amount of carbon moved by a process, usually measured in billions of tons per year.
carbon sink
carbon source
carbon flux
carbon mass
Ava and David are having a friendly debate in science class. Ava says Venus is much warmer than Earth, and David wants to know why. Can you help them figure it out?
Venus was much warmer than the Earth primarily because
it is farther away from the sun.
it has a much stronger greenhouse effect.
it has a much weaker greenhouse effect.
it is much more massive.
The combustion of hydrocarbons creates two compounds (as explored in the first section of Activity 3 - Moving Carbon Around). What are they?
Water and carbon dioxide.
Water and nitrogen.
Carbon dioxide and argon gas.
Carbon dioxide and nitrogen.
