Earth's Changing Climate: Chapter 1 Quiz

Variations in a set of data.

• trend

• fluctuation

• climate

• climate change

The ability to make things move or change.

• climate

• energy

• trend

• fluctuation

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

• atmosphere

• energy

• fluctuation

• climate change

Good evidence shows trends over a long period of time instead of fluctuations within a short period of time

• True

• False

Absorb means to....

• put out

• take in

Global average temperature increases when __________ absorbed by the surface increases.

• air

• gases

• energy

The mixture of gases surrounding a planet.

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

• geosphere

What trend are we seeing in Earth's surface ice?

• Increase

• Decrease

• Stay the same

• No trend

Although there are many ___________, there is a ________ toward increasing temperatures and decreasing ice on Earth since about 1880.

• fluctuations, trend

• trends, fluctuation

Overall tendency (for example, a consistent increase) in a set of data over time.

• fluctuation

• climate change

• trend

• absorb