This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greenhouse > Greenhouse – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Greenhouse Quiz 2 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The majority of Earth's energy comes from ..... A) The Earth's core. B) The Sun. C) Hydroelectric power. D) Burning fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Sun. 2. Why is the greenhouse effect a good thing? A) It supplies CO2 to plants. B) It cools the earth enough for life to exist. C) It keeps earth warm enough for life. D) It is not a good thing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It keeps earth warm enough for life. 3. Electromagnetic waves from the sun are small waves that pass through our atmosphere on their way to Earth's surface A) True. B) False. C) It depends on the time of day. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. What greenhouse gas acts like the glass in an actual greenhouse? A) Carbon dioxide. B) Methane. C) Water vapor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon dioxide. 5. What type of waves get trapped inside the greenhouse? A) Sunlight. B) Ultraviolet. C) Microwaves. D) Infrared. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Infrared. 6. Which of the following is the best description of what the Greenhouse Effect is? A) When sea levels rise. B) When certain gases cause the sun's radiation to stay trapped in Earth's atmosphere. C) When the Earth's average temperature increases. D) When Ice melts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When certain gases cause the sun's radiation to stay trapped in Earth's atmosphere. 7. The most abundant greenhouse gas is ..... A) Carbon dioxide. B) Water vapour. C) Methane. D) Nitrous oxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water vapour. 8. Compared to the variations over the last 400, 000 years, which has increased most dramatically in the past 100 years? A) Atmospheric CO2 concentration. B) Global Temperatures. C) Sea level. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Atmospheric CO2 concentration. 9. Increased carbon dioxide may cause global warming by trapping more ..... in the atmosphere. A) Water. B) Gases. C) Heat. D) Water vapor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heat. 10. Which of the following natural events would be most likely to contribute to the rise in greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere? A) Earthquake. B) Hurricane. C) Volcano erupting. D) Monsoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Volcano erupting. 11. A major source of methane production is ..... A) Driving cars. B) Burning coal. C) Agriculture. D) Volcanoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agriculture. 12. How does heat always move? A) From hotter locations to cooler locations. B) From cooler locations to hotter locations. C) Anyway it wants. D) Always up and down. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From hotter locations to cooler locations. 13. In which Layer of Our Atmosphere Does the Ozone Reside In? A) Exosphere. B) Photosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Stratosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stratosphere. 14. How does carbon dioxide get into the atmosphere? A) By burning fossil fuels. B) From the respiration of plants and animals. C) From organisms that break down dead plants and animals (organic material). D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 15. It's extremely cold. A) Polar. B) Temperate. C) Tropical. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polar. 16. Which type of greenhouse is curved, but comes to a point at the top? A) Quonset. B) A-Frame. C) Evenspan. D) Gothic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gothic. 17. What kind of energy is infrared? A) Heat energy. B) Electrical energy. C) Nuclear energy. D) Sound energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heat energy. 18. What is the Primary Source of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) A) Respiration (Breathing). B) Volcanic Eruptions. C) Burning Fossil Fuels. D) Bactria in the Soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Burning Fossil Fuels. 19. Which of the following is a direct observation scientists can make about climate change A) Tree ring analysis. B) Sediment analysis. C) Ice core samples. D) This year's hurricanes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) This year's hurricanes. 20. What is Albedo? A) How much solar radiation a surface reflects. B) How much solar radiation a surface traps. C) How much solar radiation a surface absorbs. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How much solar radiation a surface reflects. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGreenhouse Quiz 1Greenhouse Quiz 3Greenhouse Quiz 4Greenhouse Quiz 5Greenhouse Quiz 6Greenhouse Quiz 7Greenhouse Quiz 8Greenhouse Quiz 9Greenhouse Quiz 10Greenhouse Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books