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WorksheetsGreenhouse effect and Atmosphere
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
What gas from the list below is a cause for global warming?
a)
Urethane
b)
Oxygen
c)
Carbon Dioxide
2.
This is an image demonstrating...
a)
Tornado Formation
b)
The Greenhouse Effect
c)
Hurricane Formation
3.
True or False: All of the radiation from the Sun is absorbed by the Earth
a)
True
b)
False
4.
The gas that is most abundant in the atmosphere is
a)
oxygen
b)
nitrogen
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
argon
5.
The gas that is the second most abundant in the atmosphere is
a)
oxygen
b)
nitrogen
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
argon
6.
Where is the ozone located?
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
thermosphere
7.
In which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Troposphere
8.
The hottest layer of the atmosphere is the ________________.
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
9.
Which layer is the outermost layer?
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
10.
This is the layer where meteors, or shooting stars, burn up.
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
11.
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.
12.
Cutting down large forests (deforestation) can result in:
a)
little to no changes
b)
more homes for animals
c)
less plants to absorb carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas
13.
1. Why is the Ozone important to life on Earth?
a)
A. The Ozone reflects all the Ultra Violet radiation
b)
A. The Ozone absorbs all the heat that come up from the Earth.
c)
The Ozone provides all the oxygen to Earth.
d)
The Ozone protects the Earth’ s atmosphere and the life on Earth from harmful radiant energy emitted by the sun
14.
Increased carbon dioxide may cause global warming by
a)
allowing more sunlight into the atmosphere.
b)
reflecting more sunlight from clouds.
c)
reducing the amount of oxygen in the air.
d)
trapping more heat in the atmosphere.
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