Earth's Changing Climate Chapter 1

Global average temperature __________ when energy absorbed by the surface increases.

• decreases

• increases

• stabilizes

• fluctuates

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Although there are many fluctuations, there is a ________ toward increasing global temperature since about 1880.

• fluctuations

• trend

• model

• climate

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When the amount of carbon dioxide or _________ in the atmosphere changes, the amount of energy absorbed by the surface also changes.

• carbon dioxide

• sulfur dioxide

• methane

• nitrogen dioxide

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When carbon dioxide and methane decrease, the amount of energy absorbed by the surface ___________.

• increases

• decreases

• stay the same

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True or False: As the amount of sulfur dioxide in the atmosphere increases, global average temperature also increases.

• true

• false

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True or False: Carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide have the same affect on global average temperature.

• true

• false

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Climate researchers are creating a computer simulation to help them understand changes in the Earth system. They want to use the simulation to see what happens when they increase the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. What should their simulation show about energy absorbed by Earth’s surface? When carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases, the amount of energy absorbed by Earth’s surface should __________.

• increase

• decrease

• stay at a constant level

• change unpredictably

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the mixture of gasses surrounding a planet

• atmosphere

• climate

• energy

• carbon dioxide

• climate change

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general weather patterns over a long period of time

• atmosphere

• climate

• energy

• carbon dioxide

• climate change

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the ability to make things move or change

• atmosphere

• climate

• energy

• carbon dioxide

• climate change

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