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Which of the following is the primary cause of the current rise in global average temperature?
Which of the following is the primary cause of the current rise in global average temperature?
What is the main effect of greenhouse gases on Earth's lower atmosphere?
What is the main effect of greenhouse gases on Earth's lower atmosphere?
What are some of the human activities that increase greenhouse gases?
What are some of the human activities that increase greenhouse gases?
True or false: Climate change only includes the current increase in global average temperature caused by human activities?
True or false: Climate change only includes the current increase in global average temperature caused by human activities?
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True or false: The current rise in global average temperature is occurring at a slower rate than previous changes in Earth's climate?
True or false: The current rise in global average temperature is occurring at a slower rate than previous changes in Earth's climate?
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True or false: Deforestation has no impact on the increase of greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere?
True or false: Deforestation has no impact on the increase of greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere?
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What are some of the long-term changes to Earth's climate that are included in the broader sense of climate change?
What are some of the long-term changes to Earth's climate that are included in the broader sense of climate change?
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Explain how burning fossil fuels contributes to global warming.
Explain how burning fossil fuels contributes to global warming.
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What is the relationship between greenhouse gases and the heat absorbed by the Earth's lower atmosphere?
What is the relationship between greenhouse gases and the heat absorbed by the Earth's lower atmosphere?
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_______, deforestation, and some agricultural and industrial practices increase greenhouse gases
_______, deforestation, and some agricultural and industrial practices increase greenhouse gases
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Greenhouse gases absorb some of the heat that the Earth radiates after it warms from _______
Greenhouse gases absorb some of the heat that the Earth radiates after it warms from _______
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The current rise in global average temperature is more _______ than previous changes
The current rise in global average temperature is more _______ than previous changes
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