Nitrous Oxide

Nitrous Oxide

6th Grade

25 Qs

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Nitrous Oxide

Nitrous Oxide

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Hard

NGSS
HS-LS2-7, HS-ESS2-4, HS-ESS3-5

+7

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Why are scientist more concerned with nitrous oxide than carbon dioxide as it relates to global warming?

Nitrous Oxide traps more radiation and has an atmospheric lifetime similar to Carbon Dioxide

Nitrous Oxide is created by more harmful man made sources and absorbs less radiation than Carbon Dioxide

Nitrous Oxide only contains one oxygen atom and Carbon Dioxide contains two

Nitrous Oxide traps more radiation than Methane and has a greater atmospheric lifetime

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which Greenhouse gas is created from the man made production of plant fertilizers?

Methane

Carbon Dioxide

Nitrous Oxide

Sulfur

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-6

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Use the data table to identify what all three Greenhouse gases have in common.

They ALL stay in the atmosphere for the same amount of time

They ALL absorb the same amount of radiation

They ALL contain at least one Oxygen atom

They ALL are produced by the burning of fossil fuels

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Burning fossil fuels releases this into the air

nitrous oxide

nitrate

nitrogen gas (N2)

methane

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Most nitrous oxide emissions are from

fossil fuel combustion

agricultural practices

refrigerants

deforestation

industrial processes

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How does fertilizer affect the nitrogen cycle

the bacteria reproduce quicker

cause nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas, to enter the atmosphere and trap heat

create large algae blooms in the water

cause the nitrogen fixing bacteria in the soil to be less productive

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the chemical formula for nitrous oxide?

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