Greenhouse Quiz 12 (30 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?
2. Which of the following is NOT one of the FOUR main greenhouse gases?
3. Which do plants need for photosynthesis?
4. What are the four main green house gases?
5. How does an evaporative cooling system cool down a greenhouse?
6. The Frigid zone are also called .....
7. The enhanced greenhouse affect is .....
8. "Sunlight passes through the atmosphere during the day. It warms the surface of the Earth. The greenhouse gases stop some of the heat that the sunlight brings from leaving the atmosphere. Greenhouse gases help our Earth keep a comfortable, warm average temperature."Based on the text, what does the word "surface" mean?
9. Why do plants need water to germinate?
10. Which layer in the atmosphere protects us form harmful UV radiation?
11. Carbon Dioxide levels in our atmosphere are .....
12. Which of these sets lists the major greenhouse gases?
13. What do we call gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, water vapor, and ozone in the atmosphere which are involved in the greenhouse effect?
14. Where have some of the strongest and earliest impacts of global warming occurred?
15. During the night, Earth loses heat to space. What kind of radiation is heat
16. What do scientists think the effect will be of having more greenhouse gases in our atmosphere?
17. Who is Dr. keeling
18. What is something that you can do to decrease the carbon dioxide in the environment?
19. The last line in "Child on Top of the Greenhouse" suggests a sense of
20. What happens to MOST of the sun's energy that reaches the earth?
21. Which of the following is an accurate example of climate
22. What are the 3 main greenhouse gases?
23. Which type of structure does the school have if its greenhouse is built against the agriculture building and has a roof that slopes in only one direction?
24. When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the as carbon dioxide.
25. When we discuss greenhouse gases what is the main one we discuss?
26. Which planet has a thick atmosphere made up mostly of carbon dioxide and a strong greenhouse effect?
27. The activities responsible for increase in green house gases are:
28. Which of the following is a long term effect of the greenhouse effect?
29. Which layer of the atmosphere generates the aurora borealis (aka "Northern Lights")?
30. Scientists who study the atmosphere often need to take samples of the atmosphere in order to learn more. They take some atmosphere samples near the ground. They take other atmosphere samples high in the air, while flying in a helicopter. What would the scientists find out about the samples?