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ES Atmosphere 1
Test Description: Greenhouse effect, makeup, solar energy
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere?
A
carbon dioxide
B
oxygen
C
nitrogen
D
water vapor
2) Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?
A
carbon dioxide
B
water vapor
C
methane
D
oxygen
3) What is the trapping of heat by certain gases in the atmosphere called?
A
Global Warming
B
the Greenhouse Effect
C
Global Climate Change
D
Natural Warming
4) Which greenhouse gas is most efficient at trapping heat?
A
carbon dioxide
B
CFC's
C
methane
D
water vapor
5) Why can light energy easily enter the atmosphere, but it cannot easily escape?
A
Because its trip back out is longer
B
Because it is changed to ultraviolet radiation
C
Because it is changed to heat energy
D
Because it is weakened by its first trip through the atmosphere
6) What is the transfer of heat by waves and rays?
A
heat
B
conduction
C
convection
D
radiation
7) What is the transfer of heat by bumping of molecules?
A
radiation
B
heat
C
conduction
D
convection
8) What is the transfer of heat by the flow of unevenly heated material?
A
conduction
B
heat
C
radiation
D
convection
9) What causes Earth's seasons?
A
Earth's elliptical orbit
B
Earth's tilt
C
Earth's rotation
D
The distance between Earth and the Sun
10) What is the natural source of nitrous oxides?
A
respiration
B
burning fossil fuels
C
outgassing from volcanoes
D
bacteria breaking down organic matter
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