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The graph shows the increase in atmospheric

carbon dioxide concentration over several

decades.

Increasing carbon dioxide levels will directly affect

Earth's....

• magnetic and gravitational fields.

• weather and climate systems.

• mantle convection.

• rotation speed.

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What is the greenhouse effect?

• the effect of the Sun's radiation on the

  chlorophyll in plant cells

• the economic effect of climate change on the

  United States' government

• the increase of Earth's temperature due to heat

  energy being trapped by certain atmospheric

  molecules

• the decrease in the temperature of Earth's

  ocean currents due to atmospheric gases

  blocking the Sun's radiation

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Which of the following adds to global warming by

decreasing the amount of carbon dioxide

removed from the atmosphere?

• industrialization

• burning fossil fuels

• deforestation

• polluting the oceans

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Students are asked to complete a research

project on climate change. Which of the following

is the best set of data to use in the report?

• the average temperatures of two cities in North

  America for 20 years

• Earth's average temperatures since the year

  1800

• a classroom log of temperatures since

  September

• day and night temperatures over the Atlantic

  Ocean for 10 years

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The patterns that weather forms in an area over seasons and years is known as that region's ____________

• Weather

• Season

• Climate

• Global Warming

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Climates change very slowly, over hundreds or thousands of years.

• True

• False

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Earth is currently experiencing

• a warming trend

• a period of unchanging climate

• a cooling trend

• an ice age

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What are some signs of climate change? Choose all signs on the list.

• change in rain and snow patterns

• lowering ocean levels

• more precipitation overall

• weaker storms

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