This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greenhouse > Greenhouse – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Greenhouse Quiz 19 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is a long term effect of the greenhouse effect? A) Ice caps and glaciers melt. B) Change in weather patterns and climate. C) Rising sea levels. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 2. Which layer of the atmosphere generates the aurora borealis (aka "Northern Lights")? A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Thermosphere. D) Ionosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ionosphere. 3. 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? A) Both samples are made of one kind of gas. B) Both samples are made of a mix of several different kinds of gases. C) Neither sample is made of anything. D) The samples are different from each other because each gas forms its own layer in the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both samples are made of a mix of several different kinds of gases. 4. Which order is correct from the earth to space? A) Thermosphere troposphere exospheremesospherestratosphere ionosphere. B) Thermosphere troposphere stratosphere exospheremesosphere ionosphere. C) Exosphereionospherethermospheremesosphere stratospheretroposphere. D) Tropospherethermosphere troposphere stratosphere exospheremesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exosphereionospherethermospheremesosphere stratospheretroposphere. 5. How can global warming cause sea levels to rise? Choose the best answer. A) By causing it to rain more often. B) By melting glaciers and ice caps. C) By increasing the number of undersea volcanic eruptions. D) By creating bigger and more powerful hurricanes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By melting glaciers and ice caps. 6. The gas that is most abundant in the atmosphere is A) Oxygen. B) Nitrogen. C) Carbon dioxide. D) Argon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nitrogen. 7. Which statement is the most accurate? A) Climate is determined by average weather conditions. B) Climatologists examine data from one to a few years to estimate weather. C) Weather is determined by average climate conditions. D) None of these answers are accurate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climate is determined by average weather conditions. 8. In which layer of the atmosphere is the ozone layer A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesophere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stratosphere. 9. Electromagnetic waves from the sun are large waves. A) True they are the same size as thermal waves. B) False Electromagnetic waves are much smaller and pass through our atmosphere. C) It depends on the time of day. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False Electromagnetic waves are much smaller and pass through our atmosphere. 10. What are the names of the three climatic zones? A) Summer, winter, spring. B) Polar, temperate, tropical. C) Fauna, flora, temperate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Polar, temperate, tropical. 11. As ocean temperatures ....., algae in corals die, leading to coral bleaching. A) Rise. B) Fall. C) Stay the same. D) Rise, then fall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rise. 12. Name a massive hurricane occurring within the last twenty years: A) Bobina. B) Matthew. C) Katarina. D) Jeremiah. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Matthew. 13. Which natural process removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere? A) Forest fires. B) Volcanic eruptions. C) Cellular respiration. D) Photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Photosynthesis. 14. The average temperature for a day in Sylvania is an example of what. A) Climate. B) Precipitation. C) Climate change. D) Weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weather. 15. Why is infrared radiation good? A) It stops the earth from warming up. B) Helps to block out harmful radiation. C) It maintains earths ideal surface temperature. D) Stops the icecaps from melting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It maintains earths ideal surface temperature. 16. Which is a natural source of greenhouse gases? A) Aerosols. B) Deforestation. C) Volcanic eruptions. D) Burning fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Volcanic eruptions. 17. Which is major cause for Global warming? A) Burning Fossil Fuels. B) Pollution from factories. C) Both are causes for Global Warming. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both are causes for Global Warming. 18. Eleanor wants to do an experiment in order to analyze what is in the atmosphere. What do you think she will find? A) The atmosphere is made of one kind of gas. B) The atmosphere is made of different kinds of gases, and each forms its own layer. C) The atmosphere is made of a mix of different kinds of gases. D) The atmosphere isn't made of anything. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The atmosphere is made of a mix of different kinds of gases. 19. In "I Stepped from Plank to Plank, " you can infer that the speaker A) Enjoys taking risks. B) Is terrified by life. C) Is lonely and depressed. D) Approaches life cautiously. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Approaches life cautiously. 20. After class discussions, which causes Global Warming? A) Burning Fossil Fuels. B) Pollution from factories. C) Both are causes for Global Warming. D) None of above. 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