Global Warming

What is the greenhouse effect?

• A natural process where gases trap heat in the atmosphere.

• A man-made process where gases trap heat in the atmosphere.

• A natural process where the ocean traps heat in the atmosphere.

• A man-made process where the ocean traps heat in the atmosphere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which of these is NOT a greenhouse gas?

• Carbon Dioxide

• Nitrous Oxide

• Oxygen Gas

• Methane

TRUE OR FALSE: The greenhouse effect is necessary for life on Earth.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which greenhouse gas contributes the most to the greenhouse effect?

• Carbon Dioxide

• Methane

• Water Vapor

• Nitrous Oxide

What is the MOST significant way that humans contribute to the greenhouse effect?

• We do not contribute to the greenhouse effect.

• We burn fossil fuels.

• We practice animal agriculture.

• We make too much waste.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

In the past hundred years, the overall amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has...

• decreased

• stayed about the same

• increased

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Without the greenhouse effect, the Earth would be...

• colder.

• about the same.

• warmer.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

By adding more greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, humans are...

• decreasing the average temperature of Earth.

• not affecting the average temperature of Earth.

• increasing the average temperature of Earth.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Select the two greenhouse gases that are MOST prevalent in the Earth's atmosphere.

• Carbon Dioxide

• Methane

• Water Vapor

• Nitrous Oxide

TRUE OR FALSE: The "Ozone Layer" is a layer of ozone (O₃) that protects the Earth from harmful UV radiation.

• True

• False