Earth's Changing Climate - Review Game

What is the term used to describe the mixture of gases surrounding Earth?

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Lithosphere

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(a)   is a major contributor to the greenhouse effect and is produced by burning fossil fuels.

• Oxygen
• Nitrogen
• Carbon Dioxide
• Hydrogen

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What term is used to describe the long-term average of weather patterns in an area?

• Weather

• Climate

• Season

• Environment

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What term refers to the significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns?

• Weather shift

• Climate variability

• Climate change

• Atmospheric adjustment

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What is the process called where a substance reacts with oxygen to give off heat and light?

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration

• Combustion

• Condensation

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Why is the ice on Earth's surface melting?

• Due to decreased solar activity

• Because of increased volcanic activity

• Due to increased greenhouse gases

• Because of more plant growth

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Is there a trend in increasing temperature and decreasing ice on Earth? When did this start and what is causing it?

• Yes, started in the 1800s due to industrialization

• No, temperatures and ice levels have been stable

• Yes, started in the 2000s due to natural cycles

• No, there is a decrease in temperature and increase in ice

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When the amount of energy absorbed by the Earth's surface increases, the global average temperature (a)   .

• Temperature decreases
• Temperature remains the same
• Temperature increases
• It leads to more ice formation

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Energy absorption (a)   with more gases, (b)   with less.

• increases, decreases
• decreases, increases
• remains the same, remains the same
• is unrelated, is unrelated

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Why do the temperatures on Earth increase when carbon dioxide or methane in the Earth's System increase?

• A) Because they block solar radiation from escaping Earth's atmosphere.

• B) Because they decrease the amount of sunlight reaching Earth.

• C) Because they produce more heat directly.

• D) Because they prevent water evaporation.

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