NCFE Review #5 Climate Change and GHGs

The greenhouse effect is the trapping of the sun's warmth in the lower atmosphere.

• True

• False

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The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is

• using bottled water
• burning fossil fuels
• texting on cellphones
• eating meat

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Water vapor is a greenhouse gas

• True
• False

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Do we need greenhouse gases on Earth?

• Yes - they keep the Earth warm
• Yes - they keep all the gases on our planet
• No - they only cause terrible climate change
• No - they only block some of the Sun's rays

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The gas that is most abundant in the atmosphere is

• oxygen
• nitrogen
• carbon dioxide
• argon

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What absorbs ultraviolet rays in the atmosphere?

• troposphere
• stratosphere
• ozone layer
• greenhouse gases

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Which of these sets of three items produce CFCs

• cars, factories, and cardboard
• spray cans, cardboard, insulation
• spray cans, refrigerant, cardboard
• spray cans, refrigerant, insulation

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How many oxygen atoms does a molecule of ozone contain?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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What does this diagram illustrate?

• Ozone Layer
• The Greenhouse Effect
• Ultraviolet Radiation
• Layers of the atmosphere

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Where is the "good" ozone located?

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere