Climate and Energy Flashcard

Front

What happens to the energy absorbed by Earth's surface when the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases?

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Energy absorbed Increases (temperature increases)

Front

If more energy is entering Earth's surface than exiting, what will happen?

Back

The amount of energy will increase causing the temperature to increase.

Front

What is the least effective type of evidence to support an argument about how climate change is affecting the ice cover on Earth? Options:

• Data tracking surface temperature over the last 2 years.
• Data tracking the surface temperature for the last 50 years.
• Data tracking surface temperature for the last 100 years.
• Data tracking the surface temperature for the last 200 years.

Back

Data tracking surface temperature over the last 2 years.

Front

What happens when outgoing energy hits methane or carbon dioxide?

Back

The gases redirect it back toward the surface making Earth warmer.

Front

Carbon dioxide and methane stop energy from leaving by redirecting energy that would have exited the system.

Back

True

Front

If there is energy flowing into and out of the Earth system at a balanced rate, the temperature of the Earth should be:

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The same or constant

Front

Why does the temperature increase when the amount of carbon dioxide or methane in the Earth System increases?

Back

Energy is redirected back to earth which means more energy is entering than exiting.

Front

The overall tendency in a set of data over time is called...

Back

Trend

Front

What is one reason that carbon dioxide is increasing in the atmosphere today?

Back

There are more people doing things that use combustion (burning of a fuel).

Front

Weather is rain, temperature, and wind over a _______ amount of time.

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