WorksheetsGreenhouse Effect
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why is the increase of Greenhouse gasses 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
2.
Why is the increase of Greenhouse gasses 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
3.
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.
4.
What gas from the list below is a cause for global warming?
a)
Urethane
b)
Oxygen
c)
Carbon Dioxide
5.
Which one of the choices below is NOT a cause for global warming?
a)
Having too many farm animals
b)
Burning Fossil Fuels
c)
Planting new trees
6.
The gradual increase in the temperature of the atmosphere is known as ________________.
a)
Greenhouse Effect
b)
Global Warming
c)
Carbon Dioxide Gases
d)
Methane
7.
Without the "greenhouse effect"
a)
Overnight temperatures would plunge downward
b)
the earth would catch on fire
c)
the earthe would heat up drastically
d)
the atmosphere would leave
8.
What do greenhouse gases do?
a)
absorb Earth's outgoing infrared photons
b)
reflect Earth's incoming infrared photons
c)
magnify ultraviolet radiation in the atmosphere
d)
block the Sun's infrared radiation
9.
Which of the following are greenhouse gases?
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Methane
c)
Water vapor
d)
All answers are correct
10.
Surface currents...
a)
Warmer and are created by wind
b)
Warmer and are more dense than deep ocean currents
c)
Cooler and more dense than deep ocean currents
d)
Cooler and are created by wind
11.
Climate changes may be linked to changes in the number of ________________ on the surface of the sun.
a)
rays
b)
sun flares
c)
gases
d)
clouds
12.
By what amount did carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere increase between 1960 and 2000?
a)
40 -50 ppm
b)
60 -70 ppm
c)
110 -120 ppm
d)
360 -370 ppm
13.
Which gas is the most abundant in Earth's atmosphere?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Carbon Dioxide
c)
Nitrogen
14.
Which is the atmospheric layer that most people spend their entire lives in?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Thermosphere
15.
Where is the ozone layer located?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Troposphere
16.
"Global warming" is a real phenomenon: Earth's temperature is increasing.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
The "Greenhouse Effect" is real and contributes to global warming.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Which of the following is not true about an increasing greenhouse effect?
a)
the consensus of scientists is that the problem warrants drastic action
b)
nighttime temperatures may increase, but daytime temperatures will not
c)
the coldest, driest regions of the planet will warm first
19.
Which of the following is NOT an effect of Global Warming?
a)
Polar ice caps will melt.
b)
Coastal regions will be covered with rising sea levels.
c)
Some areas will experience serious droughts
d)
The Earth's rotation will slow down and eventually stop
20.
Which of the following is the most troubling greenhouse gas being produced by humans?
a)
Water Vapor
b)
Carbon Dioxide
c)
Methane
d)
Nitrous Oxide
21.
Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Carbon Dioxide
c)
Methane
d)
Nitrous Oxide
22.
What type of waves get trapped inside the greenhouse?
a)
Sunlight
b)
Ultraviolet
c)
Microwaves
d)
Infrared
23.
The key component to any greenhouse is....
a)
that it is in the mountains.
b)
that it is made of glass or clear material.
c)
that it is made of bricks.
d)
that it has plenty of water.
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