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Visible light reaches Earth’s surface while infrared light is trapped as heat. Which characteristic of Earth’s atmosphere causes this to happen?

• the hole in the ozone
• the greenhouse effect
• atmospheric pressure
• the inversion layer

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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 in the atmosphere
• higher levels of oxygen in the atmosphere

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Global warming is due to 

• Greenhouse gases
• Nitric and sulfuric acids
• CFCs
• Ozone depletion

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Large bodies of water affect climate because

• water heats up and cools more slowly than land
• water heats up and cools faster than land
• water and land cool at the same time
• water and land heat at the same rate

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If the tilt of Earth’s axis were increased from
23.5° to 30°, summers in New York State would
become

• cooler, and winters would become cooler
• cooler, and winters would become warmer
• warmer, and winters would become cooler
• warmer, and winters would become warm

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What does this diagram illustrate?

• Ozone Layer
• The Greenhouse Effect
• Ultraviolet Radiation
• Layers of the atmosphere

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How do the changes in cloud cover affect Earth's temperature?

• more clouds, higher temperature
• more clouds, lower temperature
• less clouds, lower temperature

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The process of certain gasses trapping heat within the troposphere is known as..

• La nina
• El nino
• Global warming
• The greenhouse effect

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Which of the following contributes to the unequal warming of earth?
I. variation in the angle of sunlight that reaches Earth
II. variation in the amount of surface area over which the Sun's rays are distributed
III. variation in the amount of sunlight reflected from clouds

• I only
• I and II only
• II and III only
• III only

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If the Great Ocean Conveyor belt was disrupted which of these continental areas would be impacted the most?

• Europe

• North America

• Australia

• South Africa

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