This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greenhouse > Greenhouse – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Greenhouse Quiz 18 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "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? A) The outside of something. B) The inside of something. C) Something that cools the air. D) Something that warms the air. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The outside of something. 2. Why do plants need water to germinate? A) It keeps the seed cool and dark. B) It releases energy stored in the seed. C) It causes the seed to swell and break open. D) It allows the seed to make food for the young plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It causes the seed to swell and break open. 3. Which layer in the atmosphere protects us form harmful UV radiation? A) Ozone. B) Troposphere. C) Ionosphere. D) Exosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ozone. 4. Carbon Dioxide levels in our atmosphere are ..... A) At an all time high in Earth's history. B) At an all time low in Earth's history. C) About the same as it was 800, 000 years ago. D) Lower than it was 75 years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At an all time high in Earth's history. 5. Which of these sets lists the major greenhouse gases? A) Nitrous Oxide, Carbon Dioxide, and Methane. B) Nitrogen, Oxygen, Argon. C) Nitrous Oxide, Oxygen, and Methane. D) Nitrogen, Carbon Dioxide, and Methane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nitrous Oxide, Carbon Dioxide, and Methane. 6. 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? A) Bad Gases. B) Ozone Gases. C) Greenhouse Gases. D) Atmospheric Gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greenhouse Gases. 7. Where have some of the strongest and earliest impacts of global warming occurred? A) In the tropics. B) In the northern latitudes. C) Impacts of global warming are distributed equally all over the planet. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the northern latitudes. 8. During the night, Earth loses heat to space. What kind of radiation is heat A) Solar. B) UV. C) Infrared. D) Visable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infrared. 9. What do scientists think the effect will be of having more greenhouse gases in our atmosphere? A) More warming of the atmosphere. B) More cooling of the atmosphere. C) More air in the atmosphere. D) Less air in the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More warming of the atmosphere. 10. Who is Dr. keeling A) He invented keeling curve. B) He invented keeling crave. C) He invented keeling measure. D) He didn't do anything. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He invented keeling curve. 11. What is something that you can do to decrease the carbon dioxide in the environment? A) Tear down trees. B) Recycle. C) Carpool. D) Start forest fires. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carpool. 12. The last line in "Child on Top of the Greenhouse" suggests a sense of A) Joy. B) Danger. C) Love. D) Safety. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Danger. 13. What happens to MOST of the sun's energy that reaches the earth? A) It is absorbed by land and water. B) It is reflected back to space. C) It is trapped by greenhouse gases. D) It is stopped by the ozone layer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is absorbed by land and water. 14. Which of the following is an accurate example of climate A) The daily temperature in charlotte, NC. B) The weekly forecast in Denver, CO. C) The average rainfall in Charlotte, NC. D) The average temperate on Thursday in Denver, CO. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The average rainfall in Charlotte, NC. 15. What are the 3 main greenhouse gases? A) Carbon, sulfur dioxide, methane. B) Carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, methane. C) Carbon dioxide, water, sulfur dioxide. D) Carbon dioxide, wtaer vapour, methane. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carbon dioxide, wtaer vapour, methane. 16. 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? A) Lean-to. B) Even span. C) Uneven span. D) Quonset. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lean-to. 17. When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the as carbon dioxide. A) Water. B) Atmosphere. C) Sun. D) Air. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atmosphere. 18. When we discuss greenhouse gases what is the main one we discuss? A) Methane (CH4). B) Carbon Dioxide (CO2). C) Nitrous oxide (N2O). D) Flourinated gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon Dioxide (CO2). 19. Which planet has a thick atmosphere made up mostly of carbon dioxide and a strong greenhouse effect? A) Mercury. B) Venus. C) Earth. D) Mars. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Venus. 20. The activities responsible for increase in green house gases are: A) Burning fossil fuels, Deforestation. B) Planting trees. C) Using electric vehicles. D) Usage of eco-friendly products. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Burning fossil fuels, Deforestation. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGreenhouse Quiz 1Greenhouse Quiz 2Greenhouse Quiz 3Greenhouse Quiz 4Greenhouse Quiz 5Greenhouse Quiz 6Greenhouse Quiz 7Greenhouse Quiz 8Greenhouse Quiz 9Greenhouse Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books