Climate Change

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Which change has most likely contributed to a rise in surface temperatures on Earth?

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Humans began using work-saving technologies that release carbon dioxide and methane.

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Increasing carbon dioxide levels will directly affect Earth's...

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weather and climate systems.

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Why do carbon dioxide concentrations and surface temperatures show the relationship seen in the graph?

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because higher carbon dioxide levels mean more heat is retained in Earth's atmosphere

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What might be one way to reverse the trend shown in the graph of atmospheric carbon dioxide levels over time?

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Plant more trees.

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What is largely responsible for depleting Earth's ozone layer? Options: PCB's, DDT, CFC's, CO₂

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CFC's

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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 molecules

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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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Which of the following can affect how much energy will be absorbed by Earth's atmosphere? Options: carbon dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, argon, nitrogen

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carbon dioxide

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What adds to global warming by decreasing the amount of carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere? Options: industrialization, burning fossil fuels, deforestation, polluting the oceans.

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deforestation

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Best data set for a climate change research project? Options: the average temperatures of two cities in North America for 20 years, Earth's average temperatures since the year 1800, a classroom log of temperatures since September, day and night temperatures over the Atlantic Ocean for 10 years

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Earth's average temperatures since the year 1800

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