Earth changing climate ch2.

When carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases, the amount of energy Earth absorbs....

• changes unpredictably

• stays at a constant level

• increases

• decreases

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

Most of Earth's energy comes from...

• the sun

• Earth's core

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

If less energy enters than exits the Earth system, Earth's temperature will...

• increase

• decrease

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Which of the following choices would cause Earth to get warmer?

• carbon dioxide increases in the atmosphere

• carbon dioxide decreases in the atmosphere

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Describe the trend in this graph

• the trend is increasing

• the trend is decreasing

• there is no trend

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

If methane increases in the atmosphere, what happens to the amount of energy absorbed by Earth's surface?

• stays at a constant level

• increases

• changes unpredictably

• decreases

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

If there are more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the amount of energy the Earth absorbs...

• increses

• decreases

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

Which of the following statements is true?

• If carbon dioxide increases, Earth's temperature stays stable

• If carbon dioxide increases, Earth's temperature decreases

• If carbon dioxide decreases, Earth's temperature increases

• If carbon dioxide increases, Earth's temperature increases

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

If carbon dioxide decreases, the energy in the Earth system will...

• increase. because more energy entered than exited

• decrease, because more energy entered than exited

• decrease, because less energy entered than exited

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

Which of the following is a WEAK piece of evidence?

• data from a glacier for the last 2 years

• data from snowfall from the last 50 years

• data from carbon dioxide levels from the last 100 years

• data from average temperatures from the last 200 years