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Warming of atmosphere because of insulation by greenhouse gases
a) Greenhouse effect
b) warming
c) insulation
d) heating

Carbon dioxide (CO2) o Water (H2O) o Methane (CH4) o Ozone (O3) o Nitrous oxides (NO and NO2) o Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
a) Greenhouse gases
b) greenhouse liquids
c) oxygen containing compounds
d) elements

Some of the heat that radiates out from the ground is trapped by greenhouse gases in the ______.
a) troposphere
b) insulation
c) mesosphere
d) exosphere

Acts as insulation for the planet
a) Greenhouse effect in the atmosphere
b) deserts
c) tropical rain forests
d) oceans

Human activity has significantly raised the levels of many greenhouse gases which is believed to cause.
a) Global warming
b) Global cooling
c) Ice ages
d) Solar flares

Increase or decrease of greenhouse gases affects __________.
a) climate and weather
b) solar flares
c) exosphere
d) altitude

Most common greenhouse gas
a) Carbon dioxide
b) Methane
c) Ozone
d) CFC

Process of providing a layer that can trap heat and protect against a drop in temperature
a) insulation
b) conduction
c) transmission
d) radiation

CO2
a) carbon dioxide
b) carbon monoxide
c) chlorfluorocarbons
d) nitrous oxides

the protective layer that absorbs or reflects high energy radiation that comes toward earth from the sun
a) ozone layer
b) CFC
c) methane
d) Reflective layer

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