Greenhouse Gases

Practice Questions

AP Environmental Science › Greenhouse Gases

Questions
9
1

Though their atmospheric levels are much lower than those of , why are chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) still considered potent greenhouse gases?

2

Which of the following are greenhouse gases?

3

What is the primary source of the greenhouse gas Nitrous Oxide ()?

4

Which of the following greenhouse gases is exclusively anthropogenic?

5

Each year levels reach a peak near the same time. In a global context, what happens annually that accounts for such a predictable repeating pattern of these peaks in carbon dioxide?

6

The most abundant greenhouse gas in the Earth's atmosphere is __________.

7

Which of the following accounts for the oscillating levels of in the atmosphere each year? Choose the MOST correct answer.

8

Which of the following greenhouse gasses is produced only by anthropogenic means?

9

Methane produced by cattle and other livestock has potential as a renewable, alternative fuel. As commercial farmers worldwide adopt this trend, which of the following would seem a likely effect on global warming?

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