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What do greenhouse gases primarily do in the Earth's lower atmosphere?

  • Increase the Earth's albedo
  • Accelerate the Earth's cooling process
  • Absorb heat radiated by the Earth (correct)
  • Reflect sunlight back into space
  • Enhance the greenhouse effect
  • What primarily causes the current rise in global average temperature?

  • Natural fluctuations in the Earth's climate
  • Deforestation and industrial practices
  • Changes in solar radiation
  • Burning fossil fuels by humans (correct)
  • Volcanic eruptions
  • What are some impacts of climate change on the environment?

  • Increase in precipitation and reduced storm intensity
  • Expansion of deserts and increasing heat waves (correct)
  • Decrease in wildfires and expansion of glaciers
  • Reduction in permafrost melting and sea ice loss
  • Decrease in average global temperature
  • What is the broader sense of climate change?

    <p>Long-term changes to Earth's climate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary consequence of larger amounts of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?

    <p>Trapping more heat in Earth's lower atmosphere</p> Signup and view all the answers

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