Greenhouse Gases (Edexcel GCSE Chemistry Combined Science): Quizzes
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What is the approximate average temperature on Earth due to the greenhouse effect?
What is the approximate average temperature on Earth due to the greenhouse effect?
15°C
What is Mercury's night-time temperature without a greenhouse effect?
What is Mercury's night-time temperature without a greenhouse effect?
−180°C
What type of radiation travels from the Sun to Earth?
What type of radiation travels from the Sun to Earth?
Shortwave solar radiation
What type of radiation does Earth's warmed surface emit?
What type of radiation does Earth's warmed surface emit?
Longwave thermal radiation
What do greenhouse gases do with longwave thermal radiation?
What do greenhouse gases do with longwave thermal radiation?
Absorb it
After absorbing radiation, what do greenhouse gases do?
After absorbing radiation, what do greenhouse gases do?
Re-radiate it back towards Earth
Which is the most abundant greenhouse gas?
Which is the most abundant greenhouse gas?
Water vapour
Which three gases are key greenhouse gases?
Which three gases are key greenhouse gases?
, ,
Which is a source of methane emissions?
Which is a source of methane emissions?
Livestock digestion
What releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere?
What releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere?
Burning fossil fuels
What should individuals and societies work to reduce?
What should individuals and societies work to reduce?
Their carbon footprint