AP Environmental - Greenhouse Gases

What are the two most common greenhouse gases?

• Water Vapor (H₂O) and Methane (CH₄)
• Carbon Dioxide CO₂ and Methane (CH₄)
• Water Vapor (H₂O) and Carbon Dioxide CO₂
• Water Vapor (H₂O) and Nitrous oxide (N₂O)

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Which in the atmosphere protects us from harmful UV radiation?

• Ozone

• Water Vapor

• Methane

• Sulfur Dioxide

• Carbon Dioxide

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What type of waves get trapped inside the greenhouse?

• Sunlight
• Ultraviolet
• Microwaves
• Infrared

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What results from livestock and other agricultural practices and by the decay of organic waste in municipal solid waste landfills?

• Carbon Dioxide

• Methane

• Water Vapor

• Fluorinated Gases

• Nitrous Oxide

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These gases are typically emitted in smaller quantities, but because they are potent greenhouse gases, they are sometimes referred to as High Global Warming Potential gases ("High GWP gases").

• Fluorinated Gases

• Methane

• Carbon Dioxide

• Nitrous Oxide

• Water Vapor

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Accounts for 81.6% of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions from human activities.

• Water Vapor

• Fluorinated Gases

• Carbon Dioxide

• Methane

• Nitrous Oxide

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Pound for pound, the comparative impact of CH4 is more than ___ times greater than CO2 over a 100-year period.

• 10

• 15

• 25

• 50

• 100

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______ is emitted to the atmosphere during the production, processing, storage, transmission, and distribution of natural gas.

• Water Vapor

• Fluorinated Gases

• Nitrous Oxide

• Carbon Dioxide

• Methane

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The primary source of CH4 emissions is _______.

• Industry

• Agriculture

• Carbon Sinks

• Fossil Fuels

• Electricity

_______ is removed from the atmosphere when it is absorbed by certain types of bacteria or destroyed by ultraviolet radiation or chemical reactions.

• Fluorinated Gases

• Water Vapor

• Carbon Dioxide

• Nitrous Oxide

• Methane

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