Climate Change

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Which of the following best describes climate?

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long-term conditions (months/years) of the atmosphere at a place in regards to heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

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Which of the following best describes weather?

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day to day conditions of the atmosphere at a place in regards to heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

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What is the greenhouse effect?

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the increase of Earth's temperature due to heat energy being trapped by certain atmospheric gases

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How is the atmosphere involved in the greenhouse effect?

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Gases in the atmosphere trap and redirect heat reflected from the surface of Earth.

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The average temperature of the surface of Earth has increased approximately 1°C in the past century. Which reason best explains this increase in temperature? Options: lower levels of ozone in the atmosphere, lower levels of nitrogen in the atmosphere, higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, higher levels of oxygen in the atmosphere

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higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

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Which of the following have been linked to climate change? Options: droughts, flooding, melting of polar ice caps, all of the above

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all of the above

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The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is: using bottled water, burning fossil fuels, texting on cellphones, eating meat

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burning fossil fuels

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Some greenhouse gases are naturally present in the Earth's atmosphere.

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True

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Climate change causes extreme weather conditions such as: Flooding, Heat Waves, Hurricanes.

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All of the above

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Possible human solutions for limiting global warming and climate change are...

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all of the above (being more energy-efficient, using renewable sources of energy, removing carbon from fossil fuel emissions)