CHEM B Unit 8 Review

The atmosphere on Planet A is about 10% carbon dioxide. The atmosphere on Planet B is about 50% carbon dioxide. Which planet has a higher surface temperature and why?

• Planet A has a higher surface temperature due to the lower amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

• Planet A has a lower surface temperature due to the lower amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

• Planet B has a higher surface temperature due to the higher amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

• Planet B has a lower surface temperature due to the higher amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

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Which of the following is one way that humans significantly contribute to increasing methane emissions?

• Rotting organic matter in wetlands

• Raising cattle

• Driving cars

• Using solar power

True or false: Pollutants only originate from human activities.

• True

• False

_____ reacts with water, oxygen, and other chemicals to form acid rain.

• Sulfur dioxide

• Carbon dioxide

• Methane

• Nitrogen

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Carbon dioxide and water vapor contribute to the greenhouse gas effect because...

• They are made up of 3 atoms that are not bound tightly so they CANNOT vibrate to absorb energy.

• They are made up of 3 atoms that are not bound tightly so they CAN vibrate to absorb energy.

• They are made up of 2 atoms that are bound tightly so they CANNOT vibrate to absorb energy.

• They are made up of 2 atoms that are bound tightly so they CAN vibrate to absorb energy.

True or false: Greenhouse gases contribute to global warming due to infrared energy absorption and re-emission near the Earth's surface.

• True

• False

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Most greenhouse gases produced come from which of the following sources?

• Chlorofluorocarbons and hydroflurocarbons

• Burning fossil fuels in factories, ships, trains, cars, and planes

• Methane emissions from fossil fuel production, livestock farming, and landfills

• All of the above

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Water does not control Earth’s temperatures because the maximum amount of _____ in the atmosphere depends on the air temperature.

• carbon dioxide

• methane

• water vapor

• oxygen

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____ is NOT a major contributor to the greenhouse effect.

• Carbon dioxide

• Methane

• Nitrous oxide

• Oxygen

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Greenhouse gases consist of molecules with ___ or more atoms.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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