Climate Change and Greenhouse Gases Quiz

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What are greenhouse gases?

  • Gases that cool the Earth's atmosphere
  • Gases that trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere (correct)
  • Gases that deplete the ozone layer
  • Gases that reflect sunlight away from the Earth

Why is the amount of greenhouse gases increasing?

  • Reduced industrial activities
  • Increased burning of fossil fuels (correct)
  • Depletion of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
  • Less use of transportation

What is the main effect of global warming?

  • Increase in cloud cover
  • Expansion of desert areas
  • Decrease in sea levels
  • Melting of polar ice caps (correct)

How is carbon released into the atmosphere?

<p>Burning of fossil fuels (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the sun's energy that reaches Earth?

<p>19% is absorbed by the atmosphere (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are greenhouse gases?

<p>Gases that trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a significant reason for the increasing amount of greenhouse gases?

<p>Burning of fossil fuels (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the sun's energy that reaches Earth?

<p>51% is absorbed by the land and oceans (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main effect of the greenhouse effect?

<p>Increased Earth's temperature (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is carbon released into the atmosphere?

<p>Burning of fossil fuels (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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