Colegio de Señoritas “El Sagrado Corazón”
Campus El Naranjo
Science – 8th grade
Greenhouse Effect – Practice Worksheet
Work on this practice during class explanation. You will use two periods to complete this worksheet.
Name:
Grade/Sec.:
Key:
a. Order the steps from the Greenhouse Effect process write the number inside the circle. Then,
describe each step on the chart below the diagram.
Step
Description – What happens in each step?
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
b. Create an ID card for each one of the Greenhouse Gases by completing the missing
information.
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Naturally occurring and man-made spaces explain how each gas occurs naturally and how it is created
by human activities.
Am I necessary? Space write Yes or No and explain why.
Name:
Chemical Formula:
picture
Naturally occurring
Man-made
Am I necessary?
Name:
Chemical Formula:
picture
Naturally occurring
Man-made
Am I necessary?
Name:
Chemical Formula:
picture
Naturally occurring
Man-made
Am I necessary?
Name:
Chemical Formula:
picture
Naturally occurring
Man-made
Am I necessary?
Name:
Chemical Formula:
picture
Naturally occurring
Man-made
Am I necessary?
c. Explain what would happen to Earth in each scenario.
Without a natural
Greenhouse Effect
With the natural
Greenhouse Effect
With an enhanced
Greenhouse Effect by pollution
d. Write a list of human activities that contribute to the emission of greenhouse gases and explain
what gas each activity produces the most.
Human activity
Greenhouse gas that produces
e. Explain two consequences that the enhanced greenhouse effect due to human activity is
having on Earth.
Cause
Effect