Climate Change Quiz

Which of the following is a trend we have observed on Earth since the 1880’s?

• Decreasing temperature and increasing ice

• 1. Increasing temperature and decreasing ice 

• Increasing temperature and increasing ice

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If methane in the atmosphere increases, the amount of energy absorbed by the surface …

• changed

• stayed the same

• increased

• decreased

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 If carbon dioxide in the atmosphere decreased. How did energy in the Earth system change?

• There was more energy in the Earth system and more energy absorbed by Earth’s surface, because more energy entered than exited.

• There was more energy in the Earth system and more energy absorbed by Earth’s surface, because less energy entered than exited.

• There was less energy in the Earth system and less energy absorbed by Earth’s surface, because more energy entered than exited.

• There was less energy in the Earth system and less energy absorbed by Earth’s surface, because less energy entered than exited.

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What would happen to energy in the Earth system if methane in the atmosphere decreases?

• decrease, because less energy would enter than exit. This is because less exiting energy would be redirected (bounced) back toward Earth.

• decrease, because more energy would enter than exit. This is because less exiting energy would be redirected (bounced) back toward Earth.

• decrease, because less energy would enter than exit. This is because less energy would be trapped by gases and held in the atmosphere.

• increase, because more energy would enter than exit. This is because less energy from the sun would be redirected (bounced) back toward outer space.

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 There was a decrease in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. What would you predict about the amount of energy absorbed by Earth’s surface during this time?

• Decreased

• increased

• stayed the same

• changed unpredictably

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More energy entered the system than exited. What might scientists expect to see in the atmosphere, and what has changed about energy in the Earth system?

• 1. Methane decreased, leading to more energy in the Earth system and more energy absorbed by Earth’s surface. 

• 1. Methane decreased, leading to less energy in the Earth system and less energy absorbed by Earth’s surface. 

• 1. Methane increased, leading to more energy in the Earth system and more energy absorbed by Earth’s surface. 

• Methane increased, leading to less energy in the Earth system and less energy absorbed by Earth’s surface.

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More energy entered the Earth system than exited. What change to the atmosphere could have caused this, and how would it have affected energy on Earth?

• Carbon dioxide increased, leading to more energy in the Earth system because more exiting energy was redirected (bounced) back toward Earth.

• Carbon dioxide increased, leading to more energy in the Earth system because more energy was trapped by gases and held in the atmosphere.

• Carbon dioxide decreased, leading to less energy in the Earth system because less exiting energy was redirected (bounced) back toward Earth.

• Carbon dioxide decreased, leading to more energy in the Earth system because less energy from the sun was redirected (bounced) back toward outer space.

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Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increased. What would have happened to the energy absorbed by Earth’s surface during this time?

• Stayed the same

• changed unpredictably

• increased

• decreased

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How should the energy in the Earth system change when the amount of methane in the atmosphere increases?

• more energy in the Earth system and more energy absorbed by Earth’s surface, because less energy enters than exits.

• more energy in the Earth system and more energy absorbed by Earth’s surface, because more energy enters than exits.

• less energy in the Earth system and less energy absorbed by Earth’s surface, because more energy enters than exits.

• less energy in the Earth system and less energy absorbed by Earth’s surface, because less energy enters than exits.

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increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. What happened to energy in the Earth system during this time?

• increased, because less energy entered than exited. This is because more exiting energy was redirected (bounced) back toward Earth.

• increased, because more energy entered than exited. This is because more exiting energy was redirected (bounced) back toward Earth.

• increased, because more energy entered than exited. This is because more energy was trapped by gases and held in the atmosphere.

• decreased, because less energy entered than exited. This is because more energy from the sun was redirected (bounced) back toward outer space.

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