Greenhouse Effect Facts Quiz! Trivia
What is the greenhouse effect? The greenhouse effect is how heat is trapped close to the surface of the earth by greenhouse gases. Greenhouse vapors consist of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide. For this quiz, you should know whether the greenhouse effect and ozone depletion are the same things and the name of the lower atmosphere containing greenhouse gases. If you are curious to learn more about the greenhouse effect, this quiz is for you.
- 1.When the greenhouse effect becomes stronger, more and more heat will be trapped on the Earth, increasing the average temperature here. What is this called?
- A.
Global warming
- B.
Global cooling
- C.
Global heating
- D.
Greenhouse heating
- 2.The greenhouse effect and ozone depletion (holes in the ozone layer) are the same things.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.What's the name of the lower atmosphere that contains the greenhouse gases?
- A.
Mesosphere
- B.
Troposphere
- C.
Exosphere
- D.
Atmosphere
- 4.Without the "greenhouse effect"...
- A.
Overnight temperatures would plunge downward
- B.
The Earth would heat up dramatically
- C.
The atmosphere would leave
- D.
The earth would catch on fire
- 5.Which of the following are greenhouse gases?
- A.
Carbon dioxide
- B.
Water vapor
- C.
Methane
- D.
All of the above
- 6.What do scientists think the effect will be of having more greenhouse gases in our atmosphere?
- A.
More Warming of the atmosphere
- B.
More air in the atmosphere
- C.
More cooling of the atmosphere
- D.
Less air in the atmosphere
- 7.What do greenhouse gases do in our atmosphere?
- A.
These gases absorb the sun heat & emits radiant energy
- B.
These gases keep all the air within the Earth
- C.
Increases the Earth's temperature
- D.
It makes the Earth cooler
- 8.What do humans do that releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere?
- A.
Burn fossil fuels (like gas and coal)
- B.
Ride bikes and use solar energy
- C.
Use of CFC's
- D.
Both A and C
- 9.
The greenhouse effect is beneficial as it helps to sustain life on earth by naturally trapping heat in the atmosphere.- A.
True
- B.
False
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