This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Greenhouse > Greenhouse – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Greenhouse Quiz 7 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Without the Greenhouse Effect the Earth would be A) Warm. B) Cold. C) Dead. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cold. 2. What is a natural source of Carbon dioxide? A) The moon. B) People and animals. C) The suns rays. D) Burning trash. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People and animals. 3. In a warmer world, we would expect more ..... A) Hurricanes. B) Droughts. C) Desert expansions. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 4. What is the defining characteristic of a water cycle? A) The water passes through at least five different locations. B) It does not include any human water usage. C) It passes through plants, animals and the ocean. D) It has the same starting and ending point. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It has the same starting and ending point. 5. There are two main types of material that we construct greenhouses out of, one is PVC. What is the other one? A) Glass. B) Galvanized Steel. C) Water. D) Wood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Galvanized Steel. 6. What do greenhouse gases do? A) Absorb Earth's outgoing infrared photons. B) Reflect Earth's incoming infrared photons. C) Magnify ultraviolet radiation in the atmosphere. D) Block the Sun's infrared radiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Absorb Earth's outgoing infrared photons. 7. Which of the following is a method used to provide bottom heat? A) Unit heater with a fan. B) Electric heating pad. C) Radiant heaters. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electric heating pad. 8. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is added to the atmosphere by each of the following EXCEPT A) Burning fossil fuels. B) Decay of organic matter and animal waste. C) Water vapor. D) Eruption of volcanoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water vapor. 9. Consequences of climate change include: A) Stronger hurricanes. B) Increased flooding. C) Frequent droughts. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 10. Which greenhouse gas is currently at the highest ever recorded levels in our atmosphere? A) Water vapour. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Methane. D) Ozone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon dioxide. 11. How can global warming cause sea levels to rise? A) By causing it to rain more often. B) By melting glaciers and polar 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 polar ice caps. 12. Which of the following gases DOES NOT trap heat? A) Carbon dioxide. B) Nitrogen. C) Water vapor. D) Methane. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nitrogen. 13. Definition of Greenhouse Effect A) The process in which the absorption of short wave radiation by the atmosphere heats up a planet. B) The process in which water turns into gas. C) When gases in the atmosphere catch on fire. D) When gas is turned into a solid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The process in which the absorption of short wave radiation by the atmosphere heats up a planet. 14. Why do Scientist use Models like the Greenhouse Model to describe Scientific Phenomenon. A) It is easy to describe. B) Models make it more difficult to understand scientific Phenomenon. C) Difficult concepts like Climate change are made easier to understand using a model . D) Models don't have the limitations that specific descriptions have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Difficult concepts like Climate change are made easier to understand using a model . 15. "The half grown chrysanthemums staring up" in "Child on Top of a Greenhouse" is an example of A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Alliteration. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 16. The following is NOT a greenhouse gas: A) Methane. B) Propane. C) Water vapor. D) CO2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Propane. 17. This traps heat and absorbs gases (carbon dioxide, methane..) and keeps the earth warm. Allowing heat to go back into space prevents Earth from becoming too warm A) Ozone Layer. B) The Greenhouse Effect. C) Greenhouse Gases. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Greenhouse Effect. 18. The Montreal Protocol banned the use of CFCs. What so they hope this will do for the ozone layer? A) Deplete it completely. B) Make the ozone hole smaller. C) Make the ozone hole larger. D) Thin the layer to allow more gas to escape. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make the ozone hole smaller. 19. The consequences of climate change include: A) Stronger hurricanes. B) Increased flooding. C) Frequent droughts. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 20. What can you infer from the fact that global warming has only been a problem for the last 100 years or so? A) Prior to 100 years ago, the greenhouse effects on the earth was too minor to be detected. B) The earth moved significantly closer to the sun about 100 years ago. C) People have only been pumping large quantities of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere for 100 years or so. D) The movement of glaciers was a major problem for people 100 years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People have only been pumping large quantities of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere for 100 years or so. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGreenhouse Quiz 1Greenhouse Quiz 2Greenhouse Quiz 3Greenhouse Quiz 4Greenhouse Quiz 5Greenhouse Quiz 6Greenhouse Quiz 8Greenhouse Quiz 9Greenhouse Quiz 10Greenhouse Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books