Chemistry of Climate Change Final Exam

Most of the solar radiation that enters Earth’s atmosphere is absorbed by..

• clouds

• Earth's surface

• zones of permanent ice

• gasses in the atmosphere

One can reduce their carbon footprint by choosing activities that emit less carbon dioxide.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Type of gas released into the atmosphere when we burn fossil fuel for energy like coal, oil, and natural gas.

• methane

• carbon dioxide

• nitrous oxide

• water vapor

Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

• methane

• nitrous oxide

• fluorine

• carbon dioxide

Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?

• atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960

• Hawaii has more carbon dioxide than any other area on Earth

• atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960

• carbon dioxide levels are higher in October than in April

What is the largest carbon sink on Earth?

• oceans

• mountains

• forests

• polar ice caps

The main human activity that releases greenhouse gasses is…

• use of landfills

• burning fossil fuels

• eating meat

• riding a bike

According to the bar chart, which of the following gases are the top 2 major contributors to the greenhouse effect?

• Carbon dioxid and methane

• Methan and argon

• Carbon dioxide and argon

• argon and nitrous oxide

During a class discussion, Luna mentioned that increased global temperature is responsible for all but _________.

• sea level rise

• stronger hurricanes

• COVID-19

• catastrophic wildfires

The cycling of carbon molecules between oceans, air, organisms, and rocks is called the …

• rock cycle

• oxygen cycle

• carbon cycle

• climate cycle