Climate Change

Students are asked to complete a research project on climate change. Which of the following is the best set of data to use in the report?

• the average temperatures of two cities in North

  America for 20 years

• Earth's average temperatures since the year

  1800

• a classroom log of temperatures since

  September

• day and night temperatures over the Atlantic

  Ocean for 10 years

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How is the atmosphere involved in the greenhouse effect?

• Gases in the atmosphere trap and redirect heat

  reflected from the surface of Earth.

• Heat from the surface of Earth is absorbed by

  gases and radiated into space.

• Gases magnify the heat of the Sun as it passes

  down through Earth's atmosphere.

• It transforms light energy from the Sun into

  thermal energy that warms the surface of Earth.

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Which of the following can affect how much

energy will be absorbed by Earth's atmosphere?

• carbon dioxide

• nitrogen dioxide

• argon

• nitrogen

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Which of the following adds to global warming by

decreasing the amount of carbon dioxide

removed from the atmosphere?

• industrialization

• burning fossil fuels

• deforestation

• polluting the oceans

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Which of the following have been changed or altered due to climate change ?

• droughts

• flooding

• melting of polar ice caps

• all of the above

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Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?

• atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960

• Hawaii has a lot of carbon dioxide

• humans have been working hard to decrease carbon dioxide levels

• atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960

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The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is

• riding bicycles

• burning fossil fuels

• texting on cellphones

• eating meat

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Which of the following is an example of a greenhouse gas?

• Carbon Dioxide

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Neon

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Increased carbon dioxide may cause global warming by trapping more ____________ in the atmosphere.

• water

• gases

• heat

• water vapor

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What is the direct cause of rising sea levels?

• Melting Sea Ice

• Melting Land Ice

• Climate Change

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