Greenhouse Gases Worksheet
Explore the causes and effects of greenhouse gases and their impact on Earth's climate.
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Greenhouse Gases Worksheet
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Refer to the diagram of the greenhouse effect if necessary.
The Greenhouse Effect
1. Which of the following is NOT a major greenhouse gas?
Carbon Dioxide
Methane
Oxygen
Water Vapor
2. What is the primary role of greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere?
To block sunlight from reaching Earth
To absorb and re-emit heat, warming the planet
To create ozone for protection from UV rays
To reflect all heat back into space
3. The increase in global temperatures due to excess greenhouse gases is known as .
4. Burning like coal, oil, and natural gas releases large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
5. The greenhouse effect is entirely man-made and did not exist before human activity.
True
False
6. Deforestation contributes to the increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
True
False
7. Describe one natural source and one human source of greenhouse gases.
8. Explain how an increase in greenhouse gases can lead to global warming.