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What is fossil fuel?

• gases such as CO2 and methane that absorb radiation from the sun and trap the heat in the atmosphere

• a gradual increase in temperature of the Earth's atmosphere caused by gases and pollutants

• a change in the region's weather conditions

• natural fuel formed from the remains of living organisms; petroleum (oil, coal, and natural gas)

What is climate change?

• gases such as CO2 and methane that absorb radiation from the sun and trap the heat in the atmosphere

• a gradual increase in temperature of the Earth's atmosphere caused by gases and pollutants

• a change in the region's weather conditions

• natural fuel formed from the remains of living organisms; petroleum (oil, coal, and natural gas)

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What is global warming?

• gases such as CO2 and methane that absorb radiation from the sun and trap the heat in the atmosphere

• a gradual increase in temperature of the Earth's atmosphere caused by gases and pollutants

• a change in the region's weather conditions

• natural fuel formed from the remains of living organisms; petroleum (oil, coal, and natural gas)

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What is a greenhouse gas?

• gases such as CO2 and methane that absorb radiation from the sun and trap the heat in the atmosphere

• a gradual increase in temperature of the Earth's atmosphere caused by gases and pollutants

• a change in the region's weather conditions

• natural fuel formed from the remains of living organisms; petroleum (oil, coal, and natural gas)

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Which has contributed the most to the increase in greenhouse gas emissions? ​

• Carbon Dioxide

• Methane

• Nitrous Oxide

• Water Vapor

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Surface currents are a result of

• Global Wind Patterns

• Density

• Earth's Rotation

• All of the above

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The Coriolis Effect is caused by

• Earth rotating around the sun

• Earth rotating on its axis

• The tides

• Gravity

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The Gulf stream carries _____________ water from the east coast of The United States to the West coast of Europe.

• Cold

• Warm

• Freezing

• Fresh

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