The natural situation in which heat is trapped in Earth's atmosphere by carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, and other gases is called _________.

• greenhouse effect

• photosynthesis

• evaporation

• condensation

Gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, and in the atmosphere which are involved in the greenhouse effect are called _________.

• greenhouse gases

• noble gases

• inert gases

• radioactive gases

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An oceanic circulation pattern that drives the mixing of surface water and deep water is called _________.

• thermohaline circulation

• El Niño

• upwelling

• gyre

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A warm ocean current that flows along the coast of Peru and US west coast every seven to fourteen years is called _________.

• El Nino

• La Nina

• Gulf Stream

• Kuroshio Current

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Changes in the average weather that occurs in an area over a period of years or decades is called _________.

• global climate change

• weather forecasting

• seasonal variation

• local weather event

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A gradual increase in average global temperature is called _________.

• global warming

• acid rain

• deforestation

• ozone depletion

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Indirect evidence, such as pollen from sediment cores and air bubbles from ice cores, of the climate of the past is called a _________?

• Proxy Indicator

• Direct Measurement

• Climate Model

• Weather Forecast

Programs that combine what is known about atmospheric circulation, ocean circulation, atmosphere-ocean interactions, and feedback cycles to simulate climate processes are called _________

• climate models

• weather balloons

• satellite images

• barometers

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A phenomenon in which algae inside corals die, causing the corals to turn white is called _________.

• Coral Bleaching

• Ocean Acidification

• Eutrophication

• Photosynthesis

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The measure of the impact human activities have on the environment in terms of the amount of greenhouse gases produced, measured in units of carbon dioxide, is called _________.

• carbon footprint

• ecological niche

• biodiversity index

• water table

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