Greenhouse Gases and Albedo Flashcard 2025

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What do greenhouse gases do in our atmosphere?

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They absorb and trap radiation given off by the Earth

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What do scientists think the effect will be of having more greenhouse gases in our atmosphere?

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More warming of the atmosphere

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What is climate?

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Long-term conditions of the atmosphere

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Albedo can best be described as...

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the amount of solar radiation reflected by a surface

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Melting ice caps will cause the poles to have a ____________ albedo.

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lower

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Which has a higher albedo, an asphalt parking lot or a snow-covered field?

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Snow-covered field

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Earth’s temperatures are stable because it is surrounded by ________ which allows the right amount of sunlight in to warm the Earth.

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The atmosphere

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What has the highest albedo? Options: the oceans, glacial ice, the ground, roads

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glacial ice

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T/F: Some greenhouse gases are naturally present in the Earth's atmosphere

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True

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What are the 3 most common greenhouse gases?

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Water Vapor (H₂O), Carbon Dioxide (CO₂), and Methane (CH₄)