What does NOT produce carbon dioxide?

• Photosynthesis
• Burning Fossil Fuels
• Animal respiration
• Plants decaying

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TRUE or FALSE?
All of the carbon in existence is continually recycled in the carbon cycle.

• True
• False

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Organisms that do not decompose can be buried and become what?

• water
• nutrients
• air
• fossil fuels

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What process occurs when coal (fossil fuel) is used for energy?

• Decomposition
• Combustion
• Pressurization 
• Respiration 

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

The average temperature of the surface of Earth has increased approximately 1°C in the past century. Which reason best explains this increase in temperature?

• lower levels of ozone in the atmosphere
• lower levels of nitrogen in the atmosphere
• higher levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
• higher levels of oxygen in the atmosphere

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

What happens to the temperature if more greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere?

• Temperature goes up
• Temperature goes down

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Which of the following does NOT happen to solar energy when it reaches Earth?

• Some solar energy reflects off the atmosphere, back to space

• Some solar energy passes through Earth and comes out the other side

• Some solar energy is absorbed by land and water

• Some solar energy is radiated from the Earth's surface and trapped by the atmosphere

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

Increased carbon dioxide may cause global warming by

• allowing more sunlight into the atmosphere.
• reflecting more sunlight from clouds.
• reducing the amount of oxygen in the air.   
• trapping more heat in the atmosphere.

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The graph below shows CO_2 emissions and temperatures from 1909 to 1949. What conclusion is best supported by the graph?

• There is no relationship between carbon dioxide concentrations and temperatures

• As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures increase

• As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures decrease

• As carbon dioxide concentrations decrease, temperatures increase

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Albedo can best be described as...

• the temperature at the equator
• the amount of solar radiation absorbed
• the amount of solar radiation reflected
• the air pressure during El Nino

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