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Global Warming
Test your knowledge of global warming and the greenhouse effect.
Quiz ID:
#18816
Fun:
(2.23)
Difficulty:
(1.41)
Category:
Science
Created By:
cacmjc
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#1 Global warming is the increase in the Earth's ______________ in oceans and near-surface air.
Your Answer:
1 word, 11 letters.
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#2 Joseph Fourier discovered the __________ Effect.
Your Answer:
1 word, 10 letters. There is also an alternate answer.
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#3 Another name for global warming is _______________.
Climate change
Earth heat increase
Climate adaptation
#4 The United States and Britain are the only two countries concerned with global warming.
True
False
#5 What country is the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gas?
China
Australia
Canada
The United States
#6 Greenhouse gases are gases that trap heat in the ________.
Your Answer:
1 word, 10 letters.
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#7 Over the last 100 years, the temperature of the earth has increased about _____.
1 degree Fahrenheit
10 degrees Fahrenheit
11 degrees Fahrenheit
100 degrees Fahrenheit
#8 Gases trapped in the atmosphere include nitrous oxide and methane.
True
False
#9 What former vice president takes a major stand against global warming?
Dan Quayle
Al Gore
Walter Mondale
#10 What is the most abundant greenhouse gas?
Water vapor
Carbon dioxide
Methane
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