Analysis of Solar Activity and Greenhouse Gases

Choose the explanations which best describe what we have found.

• Temperatures are increasing over time.

• Carbon dioxide levels follow the same trend as the temperature changes.

• Temperatures are decreasing over time.

• According to the data, it is more likely that atmospheric carbon dioxide is contributing to global changes in temperature.

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An increase in greenhouse gases results in (you may choose more than one answer if applicable)

• earth cooling

• earth warming

• climates shifting

• climates stabilizing

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The drop in the use of coal as a fuel in the 1940s corresponds to a rise in the use of

• natural gas and oil

• nuclear

• hydroelectric

• wood

• renewables

The average sea-level on planet Earth has ______ over the last 130 years.

• increased

• decreased

• remained the same

• fluctuated randomly

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The change in global sea level can be partially explained by the fact that the temperature of the atmosphere and the temperature of the ocean is ______.

• increasing

• decreasing

• stable

• fluctuating

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As a result of this, the amount of ice on land and in the ocean has been ______ because it is melting and flowing as liquid water into the ocean.

• decreasing

• increasing

• stabilizing

• fluctuating

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Which question is best addressed by our work in Unit 1?

• What is the surface area of the Greenland ice sheet?

• How does the Greenland ice sheet affect climate?

• Why is the Greenland ice sheet made out of freshwater?

• What is causing the Greenland ice sheet mass to decrease?

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Which statements are best supported by the data?

• As atmospheric carbon dioxide increases, sea level rises.

• As atmospheric carbon dioxide increases, ice sheet mass decreases.

• As ice sheet mass increases, sea level rises.

• As atmospheric carbon dioxide decreases, ice sheet mass decreases.

• As sea level rises, atmospheric carbon dioxide decreases.

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Based on the data, which show how a change in the ice sheets leads to changes in other Earth systems.

• Melting ice sheets contribute to rising sea levels.

• Ice sheets have no impact on global temperatures.

• Changes in ice sheets do not affect ocean currents.

• Ice sheets do not influence weather patterns.

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What is the effect of increased carbon dioxide on Earth's temperature.

• Increased Earth temperature

• Decreased Earth temperature

• No change in Earth's temperature

• Earth's temperature fluctuates randomly

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