1. The more the altitude increases in Earth's atmosphere how does the amount of oxygen and air pressure change?

Question

-Both increase
-Air pressure decreases while the amount of oxygen increase
-Both decrease

2. What contributed to global climate change during the Industrial Revolution?
-Increase demand and use of alternative fossil fuels
-Increase demand and use of fossil fuels
-Renewable energy sources were being depleted

3. We know clearing forests contribute to the imbalance of the natural greenhouse effect. But why is it worse the clear forests using fire?
-Burning trees release stored Oxygen to our atmosphere
-Burning trees release Nitrogen to our atmosphere
-Burning trees release stored Carbon to our atmosphere

4. What is the increase in Earth's average surface temperature due to human activity called?
-Global warming
-Hot weather
-Climate warming

5. What happens in the Troposphere?
-Meteors burn
-All weather is found here
-Satellites orbit the Earth

6. How does raising cattle contribute to global warming?
-Cattle produce nitrous oxide during digestion
-Cattle produce carbon dioxide during digestion
-Cattle produce methane during digestion

7. Which part of the Earth's atmosphere is responsible for absorbing harmful UV radiation?
-Troposphere
-Ozone
-Mesosphere

8. Farmers use Nitrogen contain fertilizers for higher yielding crops. Why is that bad for the environment?
-Chemicals break down and release nitrous oxide gas, that is more than 200 times as effective in trapping heat.
-Chemicals break down and release methane gas, that is more than 200 times as effective in trapping heat.
-Chemicals break down and release sodium chloride gas, that is more than 200 times as effective in trapping heat.

9. Decomposing waste in landfill release what type of greenhouse gas?
-Carbon Dioxide
-Nitrous Oxide
-Methane

10. Describe how carbon interacts with the Earth's biosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere. Check Lesson 2 for additional help.
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11. Why do some scientists think that the winter weather near the Western European coast might change in the future? Check Lesson 5 for additional help.
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