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Which gas is responsible for trapping heat close to Earth?
Which gas is responsible for trapping heat close to Earth?
- Methane
- Nitrogen
- Oxygen
- Carbon dioxide (correct)
What happens when the amount of carbon dioxide in the air rises?
What happens when the amount of carbon dioxide in the air rises?
- The greenhouse effect weakens
- Earth's temperature cools down
- The balance in the carbon cycle becomes unstable
- Earth's temperature warms up (correct)
What do NASA research satellites like OCO-2 and OCO-3 study?
What do NASA research satellites like OCO-2 and OCO-3 study?
- The balance of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
- The carbon cycle in plants and animals (correct)
- The effects of burning fossil fuels
- The movement of oxygen around the planet
What do plants do with the carbon dioxide they take in?
What do plants do with the carbon dioxide they take in?
What do animals do with the oxygen they breathe in?
What do animals do with the oxygen they breathe in?
What happens if there were no greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere?
What happens if there were no greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere?
What are human activities that are changing the balance of carbon in the air?
What are human activities that are changing the balance of carbon in the air?
What can big increases in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere negatively affect?
What can big increases in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere negatively affect?
What is the main function of greenhouse gases?
What is the main function of greenhouse gases?
What is true about the carbon cycle on Earth?
What is true about the carbon cycle on Earth?
Which of the following best describes the greenhouse effect on Earth?
Which of the following best describes the greenhouse effect on Earth?
What would Earth look like without the greenhouse effect?
What would Earth look like without the greenhouse effect?
What happens when the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere increases?
What happens when the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere increases?
Why do CO2 levels in the atmosphere increase even more when the temperature rises?
Why do CO2 levels in the atmosphere increase even more when the temperature rises?
What is NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2 (OCO-2) designed to do?
What is NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2 (OCO-2) designed to do?
How does the greenhouse effect impact the temperature of Earth?
How does the greenhouse effect impact the temperature of Earth?
What happens to CO2 levels in the atmosphere when the temperature rises?
What happens to CO2 levels in the atmosphere when the temperature rises?
What role do research satellites play in studying carbon dioxide?
What role do research satellites play in studying carbon dioxide?
What would happen to Earth's temperature if there was no greenhouse effect?
What would happen to Earth's temperature if there was no greenhouse effect?
How does the ocean contribute to the increase in CO2 levels in the atmosphere?
How does the ocean contribute to the increase in CO2 levels in the atmosphere?
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