7.ESS3.1 and 7.ESS3.2 Practice for the Tesst

Multiple Choice

Which gas below is represented as Z, the most abundant gas in our atmosphere, at 78 percent?

• Nitrogen
• Helium
• Carbon Dioxide
• Oxygen
• Trace Gases

Multiple Choice

What impact does an increase in the consumption of fossil fuels have on our environment?

• freshwater resources will decrease

• waste that is not biodegradable will increase

• emissions of greenhouse gases will increase

• the O₂ in our atmosphere will decrease

Multiple Choice

What is the graph showing?

• The composition of our atmosphere

• The major greenhouse gases

Match

Match the photo to the word that best describes it.

emissions

car pooling

industry or factory

_{biodegradable waste}

_not

_{biodegradable}

_waste

• emissions

• car pooling

• industry or factory

• _{biodegradable waste}

• _not

  _{biodegradable}

  _waste

Multiple Choice

The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is

• the use of hydroelectric power

• burning fossil fuels

• texting on cellphones

• eating meat

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?

• atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960
• Hawaii has a lot of carbon dioxide
• humans have been working hard to decrease carbon dioxide levels
• atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is contributing to an INCREASE in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

• deforestation

• photosynthesis increases

• oceans are cooler

• the loss of animal species

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

What is the graph showing?

• The composition of our atmosphere

• The major greenhouse gases

Multiple Select

Which of these are greenhouse gases that contribute to warming the earth? Choose two answers.

• methane

• water vapor

• nitrogen

• iron oxide

• fluoride

Multiple Choice

Which section represents oxygen?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

Multiple Choice

 What is the greenhouse effect?

• The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.
• The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.
• The heating of a solid, such as a rock.

Multiple Choice

What gas from the list below is a cause for global warming?

• Urethane
• Oxygen
• Carbon Dioxide

Multiple Choice

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

• More warming of the atmosphere
• More cooling of the atmosphere
• More air in the atmosphere
• Less air in the atmosphere

Multiple Choice

Which is a green-house gas?

• Methane
• Oxygen
• Hydrogen
• Ammonium

Multiple Choice

How does the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere affect climate?

• As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures increase
• As carbon dioxide concentration increase, temperatures decrease.
• Carbon dioxide concentrations have no affect on climate
• As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures become more random.

Multiple Choice

What is one way that carbon enters the atmosphere?

• Sunlight
• Vehicle emissions/Exhaust
• Ocean uptake
• Rain

Multiple Choice

Which gas is represented by Gas #1?

• Oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

• Argon

• NItrogen

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is found in our atmosphere?

• water vapor

• dust and pollen

• gases

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

Does burning fuels used in factories and automobiles affect the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere?

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

What is the percentage of oxygen in Earth's atmosphere?

• 1%
• 21%
• 78%
• 90%

Multiple Choice

Which gas is destroyed by chlorofluorocarbons (CFCS)

• Oxygen

• Ozone

• Methane

• Carbon Dioxide

Multiple Choice

What is the second most abundant gas found in the atmosphere?

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Argon

• carbon dioxide

Open Ended

Respond to this statement, "The greenhouse effect is a result of pollution and is harmful to the earth's atmosphere." Explain more of your thoughts regarding this statement.

Multiple Choice

There are different ways that electricity can be produced for an area. Out of the four ways listed below, which one would cause the most amount of greenhouse gases to accumulate in our atmosphere?

• solar

  energy

• hydroelectric energy

• wind

  energy

• coal

  energy