Atmosphere, The Greenhouse Effect and Tests for Gases

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

• 1%
• 21%
• 78%
• 90%

What percentage of our atmosphere is made up of other gases such as argon, water vapor, and carbon dioxide?

• 1%
• 21%
• 78%
• 90%

The laboratory test for oxygen is that

• it relights a glowing splint

• it relights a burning splint

• it changes lime water to milky

• it makes a glowing splint go out

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Bleaches damp litmus paper

• Chlorine

• Oxygen

• Hydrogen

• Water

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Turns limewater milky

• Hydrogen

• Oxygen

• Ammonia

• Carbon dioxide

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Makes a squeaky pop sound when lit

• Hydrogen

• Oxygen

• Chlorine

• Ammonia

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Which gas in our atmosphere is most abundant?

• Argon
• Oxygen
• Nitrogen
• Carbon Dioxide

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

• 1%
• 21%
• 78%
• 90%

What are the 2 most abundant gases in Earth's atmosphere?

• carbon dioxide and oxygen
• carbon dioxide and nitrogen
• nitrogen and oxygen
• nitrogen and hydrogen 

What is the greenhouse effect?

• warming of the earth due to gases such as carbon dioxide and methane in our atmosphere

• cooling of the earth due to gases in our atmosphere

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