Earth's Changing Climate

If carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases, energy absorbed by Earth's surface would...

• Decrease

• Stay the same

• Increase

• Change unpredictably

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

If carbon dioxide in the atmosphere decreases, energy absorbed by Earth's surface would...

• Decrease

• Stay the same

• Increase

• Change unpredictably

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

If methane in the atmosphere increases, energy absorbed by Earth's surface would...

• Decrease

• Stay the same

• Increase

• Change unpredictably

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

If more energy entered Earth's system than exited, that must mean...**you can choose more than 1 answer

• Methane decreased

• Carbon dioxide increased

• Carbon dioxide decreased

• Methane increased

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

If less energy entered Earth's system than exited, that must mean...**you can choose more than 1 answer

• Methane decreased

• Methane increased

• Carbon dioxide increased

• Carbon dioxide decreased

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

There was a time period when methane in the atmosphere increased. This means that...

• More energy was in Earth's system, more energy was absorbed by the surface, and less energy entered

• More energy was in Earth's system, more energy was absorbed by the surface, and more energy entered

• Less energy was in Earth's system, less energy was absorbed by the surface, and less energy entered

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

There was a time period when carbon dioxide in the atmosphere decreased. This means that...

• Less energy was in Earth's system, less energy was absorbed by the surface, and more energy entered

• More energy was in Earth's system, more energy was absorbed by the surface, and more energy entered

• Less energy was in Earth's system, less energy was absorbed by the surface, and less energy entered

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

When carbon dioxide or methane decrease, that means...

• Less energy enters Earth's system

• More energy enters Earth's system

• No energy enters Earth's system

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

When carbon dioxide or methane increase, that means...

• Less energy enters Earth's system

• More energy enters Earth's system

• No energy enters Earth's system

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

When carbon dioxide increases, what is true about energy in Earth's system?

• More energy is trapped by gases and held in the atmosphere.

• More exiting energy is redirected (bounced) back toward Earth.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6