Climate Change and Greenhouse Effect Review
Question 1: Requires viewing the video to provide a specific answer.
Question 2: 3
Question 3: Harmful
Question 4: Requires reviewing the graphs to provide a specific answer.
Question 5: By their chemical structures; HCFCs contain hydrogen atoms, while CFCs do not.
Question 6: They deplete the ozone layer and contribute to global warming.
Question 7: Increased respiratory problems, smog, and other health issues.
Question 8: Reflection back into space, absorption by the Earth's surface and atmosphere, and trapping of infrared radiation by greenhouse gases.
Question 9: Earth's temperature and climate patterns
Question 10: 30
Question 11: Requires using the interactive to provide a specific answer.
Question 12: Requires viewing the video to provide a specific answer, but generally includes the steps of solar radiation entering the atmosphere, absorption by the Earth, emission of infrared radiation, and trapping of heat by greenhouse gases.
Question 13: Industrial Revolution
Question 14: 7,000
Question 15: True
Question 16: Global warming is essentially an enhanced greenhouse effect caused by increased greenhouse gas emissions from human activities.
Question 17: 1 degree Celsius
Question 18: 16
Question 19: As temperatures rise, more methane is released from sources like melting permafrost, which further increases warming.
Question 20: The process where thawing permafrost releases previously frozen organic matter, which decomposes and releases carbon dioxide and methane, further contributing to global warming.
Question 21: Ice core samples provide a historical record of past climate conditions, including temperature, greenhouse gas concentrations, and other environmental factors.
Question 22: Reducing livestock emissions, capturing methane from landfills and wastewater treatment plants, and reducing leaks from natural gas infrastructure.