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Most scientists infer that increasing levels of
carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere are
contributing to

• decreased thickness of the troposphere
•  depletion of ozone
• increased absorption of ultraviolet radiation
• increased global temperatures

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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 one of the choices below is NOT a  cause for global warming?

• Having too many cows
• Burning Fossil Fuels
• Planting new trees

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What is the problem with using fossil fuels?

• They create greenhouse gases

• They don't create a lot of electricity

• They are non-renewable

• They are renewable

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Why are too many greenhouse gases bad for the environment?

• They cause trees to die.

• They release heat and will be the cause of the next ice age.

• They trap heat in our atmosphere causing the planet to warm up.

• They are fossil fuels which pollute our environment.

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The best title for the diagram is

• Water Pollution

• Renewable Energy

• Greenhouse Effect

• Ozone Depletion

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Over the past 50 years temperatures have

• stayed the same

• increased

• decreased

• all the above

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Some causes of global warming are.... (select ALL that apply)

• Rising ocean tides

• Too much sunlight

• Carbon Dioxide and Methane gas collecting in the atmosphere

• The burning of Fossil Fuels

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1. Certain gases in the atmosphere – water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide – help maintain the Earth’s temperatures and climate. These are called: __________ .

• ozone gases

• solar gases

• greenhouse gases

• stomach gases

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The graph shows us that

• the earth temperature is always increasing

• the earth's temperature has steadily increased since 1900

• the earth's temperature has steadily rising since the 1960s

• the earth's temperature decreased during the 19th and 20th centuries

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