Global Warming and Climate Change

An increase in the Earth’s average temperature due to an excess of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

• climate change

• climate

• greenhouse effect

• global warming

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Changes in the average, long-term weather patterns of a place.

• climate

• global warming

• climate change

• greenhouse effect

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Gases in the atmosphere that trap the sun’s heat, creating the greenhouse effect.

• greenhouse effect

• carbon footprint

• carbon dioxide

• greenhouse gases

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A measurement of how much carbon dioxide we send into the atmosphere through our everyday actions.

• carbon footprint

• carbon dioxide

• greenhouse effect

• renewable resources

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The most abundant greenhouse gas is ​ (a)   but the one scientists are most concerned with is ​ (b)   even though there is less of it in the atmosphere because it has a ​ (c)   residence time.

• methane

• shorter

• water vapor

• carbon dioxide

• longer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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Greenhouse gases trapping heat from the sun inside the atmosphere and acting like blankets, warming the planet enough to support life.

• greenhouse effect

• greenhouse gases

• fossil fuel

• carbon dioxide

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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A greenhouse gas in the Earth’s atmosphere with the chemical formula CO2.

• carbon footprint

• fossil fuel

• greenhouse gases

• carbon dioxide

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A source of energy that can be replenished over and over again.

• fossil fuels

• carbon dioxide

• renewable resources

• greenhouse gases

The average weather of a place over a long period of time.

• climate change

• climate

• weather

• atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How have average global temperatures changed over the last century?

• temperatures have increased 1.2 to 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit

• temperatures have increased 10 degrees Fahrenheit

• around the globe, some have gone up and some have gone down. On average there has been no net change

• temperatures have gone down around 2 degrees Fahrenheit

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