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How is temperature affected immediately following a volcanic eruption?
a) The temperature does not change.
b) The temperature decreases for a few (1-2) years.
c) The temperature rises.
d) The temperature keeps decreases forever.
How does adding more CO2 into the atmosphere affect the oceans?
a) It makes it less acidic
b) It makes it colder
c) It makes it saltier
d) It makes it more acidic
Ice core samples from glaciers and the ice caps contain bubbles of ancient atmospheres that are in layers based on age. What specifically are scientist trying to learn about?
a) How the amount of water vapor needed to make the ice has changed.
b) How the amount of ozone has changed over time.
c) How the amount of ice in each layer has changed over time.
d) How the amount of carbon dioxide has changed over time.
What do increasingly thicker tree rings indicate?
a) The climate has stayed the same
b) The climate has become wetter
c) The climate has become drier
d) The climate has become warmer
What produces Milankovitch cycles?
a) sunspots and solar flares on the Sun’s surface
b) changes in Earth’s orbit and the orientation of the poles
c) gravitational changes based on the position of the Sun and moon
d) Wind patterns that result in desert and rainforest conditions
What will increased fossil fuel use by people result in?
a) Increasingly hot weather
b) Increasing amounts of water vapor
c) Increasing amounts of ecosystem change
d) Increased use of fossil fuel by underdeveloped countries
How is climate different from weather?
a) Climate is defined by long-term weather patterns.
b) Weather is defined by long-term climate patterns.
c) Climate is what happens on a day-to-day basis.
d) Weather is a measure of temperature and rainfall patterns.
If you collect data on March 9 for air temperature, humidity, cloud cover and air pressure, what are you measuring?
a) radiation
b) soil type
c) climate
d) weather
Where do animals get the carbon found in their bodies?
a) from exhaling
b) from eating food
c) from the soil
d) from vitamins and minerals
How does more CO2 in the atmosphere affect Earth?
a) It lowers Earth's temperature
b) It makes it rain more
c) It raises Earth's temperature
d) It decreases the amount of water vapor in the air
Who is most likely to experience negative side effects from breathing ozone?
a) People who live at sea level
b) People who live near the equator
c) People who live near the ocean
d) People who are young and people who are old
What increases the presence of ozone at Earth’s surface?
a) Oxides (NOx and VOC) react with sunlight
b) When ozone sinks down from the stratosphere
c) When two oxygen atoms bond
d) When sunlight evaporates a lot of water
Why is it important for ozone to be high in the atmosphere
a) It blocks all the UV rays
b) It blocks the most harmful UV rays
c) It blocks clouds from leaving the atmosphere
d) It blocks sunlight
Why is ozone at the Earth’s surface bad?
a) It can affect electronic devices
b) It is harmful to breathe
c) It changes the boiling point of water
d) It changes the surface air pressure
Which answer shows the layers of the atmosphere in the correct order starting at the earth’s surface?
a) mesosphere, thermosphere, troposphere, stratosphere
b) mesosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, thermosphere
c) troposphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, thermosphere
d) troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
What layer of the atmosphere is the ozone layer located?
a) Troposphere
b) Stratosphere
c) Asthenosphere
d) Lithosphere
What is the difference between Ozone and atmospheric oxygen
a) ozone is ok to breathe
b) ozone is O2, atmospheric oxygen is O3
c) ozone is O3, atmospheric oxygen is O2
d) ozone is a better form of O2
How many oxygen atoms are in ozone?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
The atmosphere helps keep Earth warm through which process?
a) Coriolis effect
b) Cause and effect
c) Greenhouse effect
d) Conduction effect
What is the most abundant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere?
a) Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
b) Water Vapor
c) Methane
d) Oxygen
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