The Normal Process Occurring on Earth That Warms Its Surface

question 29

Multiple Choice

The normal process occurring on Earth that warms its surface and the lower atmosphere is called

• A) photosynthesis.
• B) vaporization of water.
• C) incomplete combustion.
• D) the greenhouse effect.
• E) the ozone hole.

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Definitions:

Carbon Dioxide

An odorless, colorless gas that comes from the combustion of carbon and organics, plus through respiration, and is captured by plants in their photosynthesis process.

Ice Cores

Cylindrical samples taken from ice sheets or glaciers, used in climate research to analyze past atmospheric and environmental conditions.

Theory of Atoms

A scientific theory that matter is composed of discrete units called atoms, which are the basic building blocks of chemical substances.

Law of Definite Proportions

A chemical law stating that a compound always contains exactly the same proportion of elements by mass.