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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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Can volcanic eruptions effect climate?

• yes 
• no

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The Earth acts like a greenhouse that catches and traps heat from the sun.

• true
• false

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What is the greenhouse effect?

• The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.
• The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.
• The heating of a solid, such as a rock.

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9.2 What happens to the temperature if more greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere?

• Temperature goes up

• Temperature goes down

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Which of the following does NOT exert a major influence on Earth's overall climate?

• The distribution of land masses and oceans, in combination with Earth's topography.

• The daily rotation of Earth on its axis, along with its annual revolution around the sun.

• The annual amount of solar radiation that reaches Earth's surface.

• All of these can exert a major influence.

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Efek rumah kaca adalah salah satu penyebab pemanasan global. Efek rumah kaca disebabkan karena…

• banyaknya hotel dan rumah berkaca

• konsentrasi CO₂ yang tinggi di atmosfer

• terjadinya reboisasi besar-besaran

• banyaknya gas pencemar penyebab hujan asam

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In general, what happens to the climate (of the Earth) if more greenhouse gases are released (through human activities and natural occurrences) into the atmosphere?

• Average temperature goes up

• Average temperature goes down

• Average temperature remains the same

• None of the above

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What is the effect of having more greenhouse gases in our atmosphere?

• More warming of the atmosphere

• More cooling of the atmosphere

• More air in the atmosphere

• Less air in the atmosphere

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What do scientists think the effect will be of having more greenhouse gases in our atmosphere?

• More warming of the atmosphere

• More air in the atmosphere

• More cooling of the atmosphere

• Less air in the atmosphere

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