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Which term describes the ongoing increase in global average temperature and its effects on Earth's climate system?
Which term describes the ongoing increase in global average temperature and its effects on Earth's climate system?
- Fossil fuel use
- Greenhouse effect
- Global warming (correct)
- Climate change
What primarily causes the current rise in global average temperature?
What primarily causes the current rise in global average temperature?
- Burning fossil fuels (correct)
- Glacial retreat
- Deforestation
- Melting permafrost
Which gases contribute to the greenhouse effect and trap heat in Earth's lower atmosphere?
Which gases contribute to the greenhouse effect and trap heat in Earth's lower atmosphere?
- Water vapor and ozone
- Nitrous oxide and sulfur dioxide
- Carbon dioxide and methane (correct)
- Oxygen and nitrogen
What are some of the impacts of climate change on the environment?
What are some of the impacts of climate change on the environment?
What has amplified warming in the Arctic contributed to?
What has amplified warming in the Arctic contributed to?
Which term describes the long-term changes to Earth's climate in addition to the ongoing increase in global average temperature?
Which term describes the long-term changes to Earth's climate in addition to the ongoing increase in global average temperature?
What are some of the human activities that contribute to the increase in global average temperature?
What are some of the human activities that contribute to the increase in global average temperature?
What do greenhouse gases do to the heat that the Earth radiates after it warms from sunlight?
What do greenhouse gases do to the heat that the Earth radiates after it warms from sunlight?
What are some of the impacts of climate change on the environment?
What are some of the impacts of climate change on the environment?
What has melting permafrost, glacial retreat, and sea ice loss in the Arctic been attributed to?
What has melting permafrost, glacial retreat, and sea ice loss in the Arctic been attributed to?
