Greenhouse Gases

Which of the following are greenhouse gases?

• Carbon dioxide

• Methane

• Nitrogen Oxide

• All answers are correct

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In general, what happens to the climate (of the Earth) if more greenhouse gases are released (through human activities and natural occurrences) into the atmosphere?

• Average temperature goes up

• Average temperature goes down

• Average temperature remains the same

• None of the above

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The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is

• using bottled water

• burning fossil fuels

• texting on cellphones

• eating meat

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The greenhouse gas having the greatest role in human-caused global warming is

• methane

• carbon dioxide

• CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons)

• ozone

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All of the following greenhouse gases come from natural sources EXCEPT...

• H₂O

• CO₂

• CH₄

• O₃

• CCl₂F₂

Which of the following greenhouse gases is the focus of current public discussion?

• Carbon dioxide

• Methane

• Water Vapor

• Sulfur Hexafluoride

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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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In 2016 the combustion of fossil fuels to generate electricity was the largest single source of ____ emissions in the nation.

• Water Vapor

• Carbon Dioxide

• Methane

• Nitrous Oxides

• Fluorinated Gases

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_____________ produced by microbial processes in soil and water, including those reactions which occur in fertilizer containing nitrogen

• methane

• Nitrous Oxide

• Water vapor

• Carbon dioxide

The graph below shows CO2 emissions and temperatures from 1909 to 1949.  What conclusion is best supported by the graph?

• There is no relationship between carbon dioxide concentrations and temperatures

• As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures increase

• As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures decrease

• As carbon dioxide concentrations decrease, temperatures increase

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