Atmosphere and Global Warming Online Quiz
Atmosphere and Global Warming
Questions
Which of the following is not an solution to limit global warming and climate change?
- Finding clean renewable sources of energy
- being more energy efficient
- Eating bats to cause the coronavirus
- removing carbon from fossil fuel emissions
Humans are increasing the level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, this is causing
- A decrease in global temps. (Cooling)
- An increase in global temps (Heating)
Which of the following is not an example of a greenhouse gas?
- oxygen
- water vapor
- carbon dioxide
- methane
Possible explanations for major climate changes include movement of continents and what else?
- Variations in the earths postion to the sun
- Major Volcanic eruptions
- Sun's energy outputs
- All of the above
Which of the following is not used by scientists to study ancient climate change
- Ice Cores
- Hieroglyphics
- Tree Rings
- Pollen
The thermosphere is separated into two layers, the ________ and the _________
- ionosphere and exosphere
- Mesopshere and thermosphere
- atmosphere and exosphere
- Thermosphere part one and two
The Mesosphere is the layer of the atmosphere that protects the earth from ____________.
- Freezing ice
- The suns rays
- Tornados
- meteoroids
The troposphere is the layer of the atmosphere in which Earth's weather occurs
- True
- False
Burning fuels like coal and gasoline increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
- True
- False
The stratosphere is the _________ layer of the atmosphere and contains the ___________ layer
- First, clouds
- Second, ozone
- Third, soft
- Forth, fire
What gas makes up much less than 1% of the atmosphere, but is essental to life itself?
- Oxygen
- Nitrogen
- Carbon Dioxide
- Argon and trace gases
Which gas is the second most abundant gas in the atmosphere, making up about 21% of the volume?
- Oxygen
- Nitrogen
- Carbon Dioxide
- Argon
What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?
- ozone
- oxygen
- nitrogen
- Carbon Dioxide
List the layers of the atmosphere in order, moving up from Earth's surface
- Stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, clouds
- Thermosphere, Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere
- Mesosphere, stratosphere, thermosphere, troposphere
- Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
The layers of the atmosphere are classified according to changes in
- Altitude
- Air pressure
- Temperature
- Distance
Which gas forms less than one percent of the atmosphere, but is essential to life?
- Carbon Dioxide
- Oxygen
- Nitrogen
- Hydrogen