Scientific method
A hypothesis is?
An educated guess on what you think will happen in an experiment
What is the name of the sphere that involves living things?
Biosphere
How many layers are there to Earths Atmosphere?
Five
Is the greenhouse effect a good thing for life on Earth?
Yes! without it we wouldn't be here
What species is primarily responsible for the enhanced GHE?
Humans
The independent variable is?
What you are changing in an experiment
Humans make up a part of which sphere?
Biosphere
What is the first layer of the atmosphere called?
Troposphere
In what layer of the atmosphere does the greenhouse effect occur?
Troposphere
What is meant by "enhanced" greenhouse effect?
Human activity has resulted in emission of GH gasses which has increased or enhanced the GH effect.
What are the three different types of variable?
Independent, dependent & controlled
What are the four spheres?
Litho, Atmo, Hydro & Bio
In what layer is the ozone layer found?
Stratosphere
True or False.
The greenhouse effect limits the amount of UVB rays which reach Earths surface.
False, that's the ozone layer
Which GHG is primarily emitted from agriculture and landfill?
Methane
When graphing your results, what goes on the Y axis?
Dependent variable
Which sphere has all three states of matter, give an example of where you could find each.
Hydrosphere. Ice, snow/glaciers Water, oceans/rivers Water vapour, clouds
What is the hottest layer of the atmosphere?
Thermosphere
Is water vapour considered a greenhouse gas?
Yes
Give three ways in which humans are contributing to global warming.
Burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, increased population, intensive agriculture, etc.
What are five things you should include on a line graph when plotting two or more lines.
Title, label for axes, scale for axes, key, data points
Give an example of how three spheres might interact at the same time.
Did you get it?
Which layer of the atmosphere gives us "shooting stars"?
Mesosphere
Besides water vapour, what is the most abundant greenhouse gas?
CO2
What are the three main GHG human activity is responsible for emitting?
Carbon Dioxide CO2
Methane CH4
Nitrous oxide N2O