Climate Change Review

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What does the entire scientific community agree upon?

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Earth's temperature is increasing

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What substance is most responsible for ozone depletion?

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Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's)

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What is the significant long-term change in the expected patterns of average weather over time called?

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Climate Change

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Ozone Layer

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Layer of gas that shields Earth from UV light

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Heat trapped by greenhouse gases is called

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Greenhouse Effect

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Global Warming

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Increase in Earth's average temperature

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True or False: Water vapor and carbon dioxide are two types of greenhouse gases.

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True

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The concern about ozone depletion is too much radiation from the sun will enter Earth's atmosphere and increase the number of cases of cancer.

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True

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Do all scientists around the world believe that climate change is due to an increase in CO2?

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False

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In Graph A, Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations, what is the highest historical CO2 level recorded before 1950?

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300 ppm