Greenhouse Effect Quiz

What is the primary cause of the greenhouse effect?

• solar irradiance

• greenhouse gases

• stable temperature

• short-wave radiation

What type of radiation is absorbed by greenhouse gases?

• stable temperature

• short-wave radiation

• longer-wavelength infrared radiation

• solar irradiance

What is the term for the increase in greenhouse gases due to human activities?

• short-wave radiation

• greenhouse effect

• enhanced greenhouse effect

• solar irradiance

What does the sun primarily emit?

• greenhouse gases

• short-wave radiation

• longer-wavelength infrared radiation

• stable temperature

What is the result of the greenhouse effect on Earth's temperature?

• solar irradiance

• warming effect

• stable temperature

• cooling effect

Which gas is the most abundant greenhouse gas in Earth's atmosphere?

• Carbon dioxide

• Methane

• Water vapor

• Ozone

What human activity is a major source of methane emissions?

• Burning fossil fuels

• Deforestation

• Agriculture

• Industrial processes

Which of the following is a consequence of the enhanced greenhouse effect?

• Decreased sea levels

• Increased global temperatures

• Stable climate patterns

• Reduced solar radiation