Climate

Climate changes may be linked to changes in ____________ on the surface of the sun.

• sunspots

• amount of water

• the color

• the temperature

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An important principle scientists follow to determine ancient climates is _____________________.

• larger plants and animals require warmer climates

• if an organism today needs certain conditions to live, then a similar organism that lived in the past needed similar conditions

• Earth was warmer long ago, so the climates were too

• climatic changes today occur faster than in ancient times

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Over the past 200 years, the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has

• decreased slightly.

• increased steadily.

• stayed about the same

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Which of the following gases found in our atmosphere is not a greenhouse gas?

• carbon dioxide

• water vapor

• methane

• nitrogen

This greenhouse gas is released by livestock...

• sunspots

• methane

• aerosols

• Fuel

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Some greenhouse gases are naturally present in the Earth's atmosphere

• True

• False

Things you can do to help decrease global warming include:

• Eat more ice cream.

• Keep your freezer door open.

• Keep your air conditioner on high.

• Turn off your lights when you’re not using them.

The ____ of the tree show events and climate conditions in the past shaped the tree's growth.

• Roots

  
  

• Leaves

  
  

• Rings

  
  

• Bark

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If there were no ____, all the thermal energy from Earth would escape to the space and there would be ice-age.

• Greenhouse gases

• Oceans

• Mountains

Carbon dioxide, Methane, Nitrous oxide, Water vapors are examples of:

• Solid particles

• Metals

• Greenhouse gases

• Rocks

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