Climate Change

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What primarily causes the current rise in global average temperature?

  • Burning of fossil fuels by humans (correct)
  • Increase in volcanic activity
  • Changes in solar radiation
  • Natural variations in the Earth's climate

What is the main effect of greenhouse gases on Earth's lower atmosphere?

  • Preventing heat absorption
  • Trapping more heat (correct)
  • Reflecting sunlight back into space
  • Creating cooler temperatures

What is a significant impact of climate change on the Arctic region?

  • Increase in snowfall and ice accumulation
  • Decrease in average temperatures
  • Melting permafrost and sea ice loss (correct)
  • Expansion of glaciers

What are the primary contributors to greenhouse gas emissions?

<p>Fossil fuel use, deforestation, and certain agricultural and industrial practices (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the broader sense of climate change?

<p>Includes previous long-term changes to Earth's climate (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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