The Greenhouse Effect Is the Ability of

question 89

Multiple Choice

The greenhouse effect is the ability of

• A) certain gases to retain heat in the atmosphere instead of allowing it to be reflected back into space.
• B) structures created by humans to retain solar energy as short- wave radiation.
• C) sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides to retain heat in the lower atmosphere.
• D) sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides to retain heat in the upper atmosphere.
• E) certain gases to absorb solar heat and reflect the heat to Earth as short- wave radiation.

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Definitions:

Hydrogen Bonds

Weak bonds formed between a hydrogen atom and a more electronegative atom, important in the structure of DNA and proteins.

Adenine

A nucleotide base present in DNA and RNA, pairing with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA, and is one of the four nucleotide bases.

Thymine

A pyrimidine base found in DNA, pairing with adenine (A) through two hydrogen bonds to assist in stabilizing the nucleic acid structures.

Centromere

The specialized DNA sequence of a chromosome that links a pair of sister chromatids and where spindle fibers attach during cell division.