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What does climate change refer to?
What does climate change refer to?
- Changes in ocean currents
- Long-term changes in the global climate (correct)
- Changes in local climates only
- Short-term changes in the global climate
How does NASA define climate change?
How does NASA define climate change?
- Primarily caused by volcanic activity
- Primarily caused by deforestation
- Mainly due to burning of fossil fuels (correct)
- Resulting from changes in ocean salinity
What does the global climate encompass?
What does the global climate encompass?
- Forests, deserts, and savannas only
- Only the climate of specific places
- The connected system of sun, earth, and oceans (correct)
- Everything people do
How is the global climate different from the climate of specific places?
How is the global climate different from the climate of specific places?
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What contributes predominantly to the increased temperature trends described by global warming?
What contributes predominantly to the increased temperature trends described by global warming?
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Climate change refers only to short-term changes in the global climate
Climate change refers only to short-term changes in the global climate
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The global climate includes the connected system of sun, earth, and oceans
The global climate includes the connected system of sun, earth, and oceans
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The global climate is just the average of the climates of specific places
The global climate is just the average of the climates of specific places
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NASA's definition of climate change includes phenomena created predominantly by burning fossil fuels
NASA's definition of climate change includes phenomena created predominantly by burning fossil fuels
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Climate change is not influenced by human activities
Climate change is not influenced by human activities
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