Earth's Changing Climate

Although there are many fluctuations, there is a ________ toward increasing global temperature since about 1880.

• fluctuations

• trend

• model

• climate

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When carbon dioxide and methane decrease, the amount of energy absorbed by the surface ___________.

• increases

• decreases

• stay the same

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

True or False: As the amount of sulfur dioxide in the atmosphere increases, global average temperature also increases.

• true

• false

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True or False: Carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide have the same affect on global average temperature.

• true

• false

general weather patterns over a long period of time

• atmosphere

• climate

• energy

• carbon dioxide

• climate change

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a molecule made of carbon and oxygen atoms that causes the amount of energy absorbed by Earth's surface to change

• atmosphere

• climate

• energy

• carbon dioxide

• climate change

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

changes in climate over a long period of time that can be caused by natural events or human activities

• atmosphere

• climate

• energy

• carbon dioxide

• climate change

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

What is the primary greenhouse gas responsible for trapping heat in the Earth's atmosphere?

• Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

• Methane (CH4)

• Nitrous Oxide (N2O)

• Ozone (O3)

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Which of the following is a consequence of melting polar ice caps?

• Decrease in sea levels

• Increase in sea levels

• Stabilization of sea levels

• No change in sea levels

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

True or False: The burning of fossil fuels is a major contributor to the increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels.

• True

• False

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