Climate Change

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Increasing quantities of CO₂ (Carbon Dioxide) in the atmosphere will cause air temperatures to be _____.

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warmer

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Increasing quantities of CO₂ (Carbon Dioxide) in the atmosphere will cause air temperatures to be _____.

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warmer

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Which of the following is NOT evidence of global warming? Options: Sea level rising, Loss of Arctic Sea Ice, Less Water Vapor in the Air, More extreme weather events

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Less Water Vapor in the Air

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Which human activity contributes the MOST carbon dioxide to the atmosphere? Options: Fishing, Breathing, Burning Fossil Fuels, Farming

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Burning Fossil Fuels

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Possible human solutions for limiting global warming and climate change are: being more energy-efficient, using renewable sources of energy, removing carbon from fossil fuel emissions, all of the above

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all of the above

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Which is a natural source of greenhouse gases? Options: aerosols, deforestation, volcanic eruptions, burning fossil fuels

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volcanic eruptions

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Why does cutting down trees increase global warming?

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trees soak up carbon dioxide

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What is the greenhouse effect?

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The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.

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What is climate?

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Average atmospheric conditions of a place over a long period of time, usually 30 years.

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Because Earth's axis is _________________, the hemispheres receive different amounts of solar energy at different times.

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