Chemistry Sec2 term 3

Which factor is primarily responsible for a city in New York having a lower average yearly temperature than a city in Florida?

• Latitude

• Distance to a large body of water

• Prevailing winds

• Elevation

Which is NOT an example of a greenhouse gas?

• Carbon dioxide

• Methane

• Oxygen

• Nitrous Oxide

Which human activity releases the most carbon dioxide into the atmosphere?

• Using bicycles for transportation

• Planting trees

• Recycling glass

• Burning coal for electricity

What is the primary goal of recycling?

• Polluting the environment

• Promoting the use of single-use plastics

• Reducing waste and conserving resources

• Generating more waste

Climates are classified according to two major factors:

• elevation and precipitation

• latitude and temperature

• elevation and latitude

• precipitation and temperature

Which of the following has caused repeating 100,000-year cycles of ice ages in the past?

• an increase in sun spots

• several major volcanic eruptions

• changes in Earth's orbit and the tilt of its axis

• continental drift

Clues to ancient climates were like come from...

• ice cores

• fossil tree rings

• plant pollens

• all of the above

Global warming is known as the gradual increase in _________________ of the atmosphere.

• precipitation

• sun spots

• temperature

• ocean currents

The most abundant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere is ___________________.

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• carbon dioxide

• argon

Which zones are polar zones?

• Zones A and B

• Zones A and E

• Zones E and D

• Zones A, E, and C