Climate Change

What are the most significant greenhouse gases?

• carbon dioxide

• methane

• water vapor

• oxygen

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How is long-wave radiation emitted from earth?

• Surface of the earth absorbs short-wave energy from the sun;

  It then re-emits the energy in the form of long-wave radiation

• Surface of the earth absorbs long-wave energy from the sun;

  It then re-emits the energy in the form of short-wave radiation

• Surface of the earth emits short-wave energy from the sun;

  It then absorbs the energy in the form of long-wave radiation

• Surface of the earth emits long-wave energy from the sun;

  It then absorbs the energy in the form of short-wave radiation

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Which of the following is a consequence of global temperature rise on arctic ecosystems?

• Increased rates of decomposition of detritus trapped in permafrost

• Decrease of geographical range of habitats for temperate species

• Decrease of pest species and increase of permafrost species

• Increase of geographical range of habitats for permafrost species

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Which gas will enhance the greenhouse effect if released into the atmosphere?

• Hydrogen

• Oxide of nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

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What is the correlation between global temperature and C02 concentrations?

• There is no correlation between the two.

• The higher the temperature, the less c02 is present.

• The higher the temperature, the more C02 is present.

• The lower the temperature, the more C02 is present.

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Which of the following is NOT a potential problem associated with climate change?

• The melting of ice habitats

• Desertification

• Extreme growth in species

• Destruction of food webs

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Which of the following is true?

• There is a strong correlation between annual fluctuations of temperatures and human emissions.

• There is a strong correlation between human emissions and atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide.

• There is a weak correlation between temperature variation and human emissions.

• There is no correlation between human emissions and atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide.

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In decreasing order, which greenhouse gases have the largest warming effect within the atmosphere?

• Carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, water vapor

• Water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide

• Methane, carbon dioxide, water vapor, nitrous oxide

• Nitrous oxide, methane, carbon dioxide, water vapor

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Which of the following increase the effect of greenhouse gases? Select all that apply.

• Burning of fossil fuels

• Methane from agriculture

• Food waste

• Car exhaust

• Evaporation

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Which property of a gas means that it is classed as a greenhouse gas?

• They trap some of the long-wave radiation emitted by the Earth’s surface

• They prevent short-wave radiation from reaching the Earth’s surface

• They dissolve in rainwater to produce acid rain

• They are only produced by human activity

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