Global Warming Vocabulary

Scientists say global warming is partly caused by the hole in the __________ layer above Antarctica, compounded with rising greenhouse gas levels.

• mantle

• ionosphere

• troposphere

• ozone

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The US is proposing that growth in __________________ use be “frozen” at 2021 levels and then scaled down so that it is largely eliminated by 2050.

• hydrofluorocarbons

• chlorofluorocarbons

• hydrochlorofluorocarbons

• radiation

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The temperature of the Earth has increased, which makes ecosystems unstable

• renewable energy

• solar energy

• global warming

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a raise in Earth's average surface temperature during the past 100 years - ______

• climate

• global climate model (GCM)

• drought

• global warming

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the long-term average weather conditions that occur in a particular region - ______

• temperature

• climate

• weather

• drought

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a set of complex equations used to predict future climates - _____

• global climate model (GCM)

• microclimate

• greenhouse gases

• El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO)

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

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a gas in Earth's atmosphere that absorbs Earth's outgoing infrared radiation - _____

• monsoon

• greenhouse gases

• drought

• global warming

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An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere

• overgraze

• thrive

• global warming

• native species

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What is the term for the gradual increase in the Earth's average temperature due to human activities?

• Climate Change

• Global Warming

• Greenhouse Effect

• Ozone Depletion

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Which gas is primarily responsible for the greenhouse effect and is a major contributor to global warming?

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Helium

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