Natural Events That Influence Climate

What is climate change?

• A natural phenomenon

• A change in weather patterns over time

• A type of pollution

• A seasonal variation

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Greenhouse gases are:

• Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere

• Gases that cool the Earth's surface

• Gases that are only found in greenhouses

• Gases that are harmless to the environment

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The carbon cycle is a process that involves the movement of carbon through the atmosphere, oceans, soil, and living organisms. Which of the following best describes the carbon cycle?

• A process of carbon movement through various Earth systems

• A cycle involving only the atmosphere and oceans

• A process that only occurs in plants

• A cycle that does not involve living organisms

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Meteor impacts and volcanic eruptions influence climate by:

• Releasing greenhouse gases and aerosols into the atmosphere

• Increasing the Earth's rotation speed

• Decreasing the Earth's gravitational pull

• Blocking sunlight completely

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Changes in ocean currents influence climate by:

• altering temperature and precipitation patterns

• increasing the Earth's rotation speed

• decreasing the amount of sunlight reaching the Earth

• stopping volcanic eruptions

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Fill in the blank: Climate change is a sudden or gradual change in Earth's ________.

• climate

• weather

• temperature

• ecosystem

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Fill in the blank: A greenhouse gas is a gas in Earth's atmosphere that absorbs heat leaving Earth's ________.

• surface

• core

• orbit

• crust

Fill in the blank: The greenhouse effect is the trapping of heat near a planet's surface by certain gases in the planet's ________.

• atmosphere

• core

• crust

• mantle

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Fill in the blank: The carbon cycle is the natural cycle by which carbon moves through the geosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and ________.

• atmosphere

• lithosphere

• stratosphere

• troposphere

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What is a sudden or gradual change in Earth's climate known as?

• Global warming

• Climate change

• Weather variation

• Seasonal shift

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