1. Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in?

A Troposphere B Stratosphere

C Thermosphere D Ionosphere

2. Which layer of the atmosphere generates the aurora borealis (aka "Northern Lights")?

A Troposphere B Stratosphere

C Thermosphere D Ionosphere

3. What is the greenhouse effect?

warming of the earth due to gases in our cooling of the earth due to gases in our
A B
atmosphere. atmosphere

4. We need the natural greenhouse effect for Earth to be habitable.

A True B False

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5. The enhanced greenhouse effect leads to global warming.

A True B False

6. What are the 5 main greenhouse gases?

A CO2, N2O, CH4, H2O, O3 B CO2, NO2, NH4, H2O, O2

7. Which 2 greenhouse gases contribute the MOST to global warming of Earth?

A N2O and H2O B O3 and H2O

C CO2 and CH4

8. Which of the following sets of evidence supports global warming?

A CO2 levels rising B Sea Levels rising

C Glacier mass decreasing D All of the Above

9. The following graph tells us what?

A Sea Levels are decreasing. B Sea Levels are rising.

10. The man in the redbull video free falls from which layer of the
atmosphere (40km)?

A Stratosphere B Troposphere

C Exosphere D Thermosphere

11. The man in the redbull commercial knows he can pull his
parachute once he notices a change in what?

A Temperature B Air Mass

C Winds D His speed

12. The man in the redbull commercial pulls his parachute in which
layer of the atmosphere?

A Stratosphere B Troposphere

13. In the movie, "Wall-E", why are there big dust storms occurring
on Earth?

This naturally happens to Earth's weather Global warming has upset the balance of
A B
over time. Earth's weather cycles.

14. In the movie Wall-E, the robot named "Eve" stood for
"Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator."

A True B False
15. What temperature would Earth be with no greenhouse effect?

A 25 degrees C B 50 degrees C

C -18 degrees C D 0 degrees C

16. What are some predictions about local changes brought on by

global warming?

A More severe thunderstorms B Days warming faster than nights

C Rising sea levels D All of the above

17. Which layer of the atmosphere contains ozone (O3) that protects
us from radiation?

A Troposphere B Thermosphere

C Exosphere D Stratosphere

18. What would happen if greenhouse gases destroyed Earth's ozone

layer?

A Radiation exposure would increase B liquid water would vaporize

C we might have solar flares D all of the above

19. What is the main difference between the enhanced and natural greenhouse effect?

natural-more heat escapes to space natural-less heat escapes to space

A B
enhanced-less heat escapes to space enhanced-more heat escapes to space
20. Climate is defined as...

a change in weather/temperature over a a change in density over a long period of

A B
long period of time. time.