Environmental Science

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What is the best conclusion from the graph about atmospheric carbon dioxide levels?

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atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960

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Which of the following have been changed or altered due to climate change? 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

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burning fossil fuels

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What do scientists think the effect will be of having more greenhouse gases in our atmosphere?

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More warming of the atmosphere

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T/F: Water vapor is a greenhouse gas

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True

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

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True

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Which of the following is an example of a greenhouse gas? Options: Carbon Dioxide, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Neon

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Carbon Dioxide

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Increased carbon dioxide may cause global warming by trapping more ____________ in the atmosphere.

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heat

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Visible light reaches Earth’s surface while infrared light is trapped as heat. Which characteristic of Earth’s atmosphere causes this to happen?

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the greenhouse effect

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Which of the following gases DOES NOT trap heat? Options: carbon dioxide, nitrogen, water vapor, methane

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nitrogen