Earth's Changing Climate

When carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases, the amount of energy absorbed by Earth’s surface should . . .

• increase

• decrease

• stay at a constant level

• change unpredictably

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If less energy entered the Earth system than exited, what is one change to the atmosphere that could have caused this, and how did it change the amount of energy in the Earth system?

• Methane increased, leading to more energy in the Earth system and more energy absorbed by Earth’s surface.

• Methane increased, leading to less energy in the Earth system and less energy absorbed by Earth’s surface.

• Methane decreased, leading to more energy in the Earth system and more energy absorbed by Earth’s surface.

• Methane decreased, leading to less energy in the Earth system and less energy absorbed by Earth’s surface.

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If less energy entered the Earth system than exited, what is one change to the atmosphere that could have caused this?

• Carbon dioxide decreased, leading to less energy in the Earth system because less energy was trapped by gases and held in the atmosphere.

• Carbon dioxide decreased, leading to less energy in the Earth system because less exiting energy was redirected (bounced) back toward Earth.

• Carbon dioxide increased, leading to more energy in the Earth system because more exiting energy was redirected (bounced) back toward Earth.

• Carbon dioxide increased, leading to less energy in the Earth system because more energy from the sun was redirected (bounced) back toward outer space.

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If the amount of methane in the atmosphere increased, what happened to the energy absorbed by Earth’s surface?

• stayed at a constant level.

• changed unpredictably.

• increased.

• decreased.

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Looking at one period of time in the simulation, Ms. Jazz notices that more energy entered the Earth system than exited. How might the amount of carbon dioxide have changed to cause this, and how would this have changed the energy in the Earth system? In the simulation, . . .

• carbon dioxide decreased, leading to more energy in the Earth system and more energy absorbed by Earth’s surface.

• carbon dioxide decreased, leading to less energy in the Earth system and less energy absorbed by Earth’s surface.

• carbon dioxide increased, leading to less energy in the Earth system and less energy absorbed by Earth’s surface.

• carbon dioxide increased, leading to more energy in the Earth system and more energy absorbed by Earth’s surface.

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What happened to energy in the Earth system when carbon dioxide in the atmosphere decreased?

• decreased, because more energy entered than exited. This is because less exiting energy was redirected (bounced) back toward Earth.

• decreased, because less energy entered than exited. This is because less exiting energy was redirected (bounced) back toward Earth.

• decreased, because less energy entered than exited. This is because less energy was trapped by gases and held in the atmosphere.

• increased, because more energy entered than exited. This is because less energy from the sun was redirected (bounced) back toward outer space.

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Scientists need to take samples of the atmosphere in order to learn more. What would the scientists find out about the samples if they take some samples near the ground, and some samples high in the air?

• Both samples are made of one kind of gas.

• Both samples are made of a mix of several different kinds of gases.

• Neither sample is made of anything.

• The samples are different from each other because each gas forms its own layer in the atmosphere.

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There was a period when carbon dioxide in the atmosphere dcreased. What happened to the amount of energy absorbed by Earth's surface during this time? During this time, the amount of energy absorbed by Earth's surface . . .

• decreased.

• increased.

• stayed at a constant level.

• changed unpredictably.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

What would happen to energy in the Earth system if this happened? If methane decreased, . . .

• there would be more energy in the Earth system and more energy absorbed by Earth’s surface, because more energy would enter than exit.

• there would be more energy in the Earth system and more energy absorbed by Earth’s surface, because less energy would enter than exit.

• there would be less energy in the Earth system and less energy absorbed by Earth’s surface, because less energy would enter than exit.

• there would be less energy in the Earth system and less energy absorbed by Earth’s surface, because more energy would enter than exit.

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What happened to energy in the Earth system when the amount of methane in the atmosphere increased? Energy in the Earth system . . .

• increased, because more energy entered than exited. This is because more exiting energy was redirected (bounced) back toward Earth.

• increased, because less energy entered than exited. This is because more exiting energy was redirected (bounced) back toward Earth.

• increased, because more energy entered than exited. This is because more energy was trapped by gases and held in the atmosphere.

• decreased, because less energy entered than exited. This is because more energy from the sun was redirected (bounced) back toward outer space.

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