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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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It was hot all week last week.  Is this a sign of climate change?

• Yes
• No

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What gas from the list below is a cause for global warming?

• Urethane
• Oxygen
• Carbon Dioxide

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Which is one cause for Global Warming we discussed today?

• Burning Fossil Fuels
• Pollution from factories
• Both are causes for Global Warming

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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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Global warming focuses on an increase in the level of which gas in the atmosphere

• ozone

• sulfur dioxide

• carbon dioxide

• nitrous oxide

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Increased global temperature is responsible for all but _________.

• sea level rise
• stronger hurricanes
• COVID-19
• catastrophic wildfires

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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 is steadily rising since the 1960s

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

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Definition:

one thing that contributes to causing an event

• pattern

• forensics

• factor

• meteorology

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