Why is the Arctic Sea Ice Melting?

When CO2 in the atmosphere increases, the amount of energy absorbed by Earth's surface should...

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

• no consistent change

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What does the graph show?

• No trend in sea ice melting

• Sea ice has steadily decreased from 1984-2016

• Sea ice has steadily increased from 1984-2016

• Too many fluctuations within the graph to tell if a change happened

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Why is the UVB light from the ozone hole NOT a significant factor of climate change?

• UVB light is not absorbed by Earth's atmosphere

• UVB light cools the atmosphere

• UVB light is blocked by the ozone layer

• UVB light makes up less than 1% of solar energy

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What effect does the ice melting have on polar bears?

• Makes it easier to hunt

• It affects the temperature of the water and they only swim in cold water

• Makes it hard to hunt for food

• It does not affect the polar bears

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Why are sea levels rising?

• It is not rising; no real data to support this

• The ice is melting faster than the glaciers can build up

• The ice melts at the same exact rate as the glaciers build up

• The ice freezes faster than the glaciers build up

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Which sentence analyzes the graph best?

• The fluctuations within the graph make it impossible to analyze it correctly.

• The sea level has decreased by 5 ft in 100 years' time.

• It is too hard to tell by the graph

• The sea level has risen from 1/4 ft to nearly 5 ft in 100 years' time.

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Fill in the blank: Weather events are becoming more extreme and more common due to ____________ ______________

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What is the MOST common cause of the thinning of the ozone layer, according to scientists?

• natural causes

• chemical reactions made by humans

• increased UVB light from the sun

• combustion from cars

CO2 and methane are located in....

• Earth's atmosphere

• Within Earth's surface

• Only the ice in the polar regions

• Outer space in the thermosphere

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The bright yellow glow on Earth's surface in the simulations referred to...

• energy released from Earth

• energy absorbed by Earth

• the rise of global temperatures

• the amount of ice on Earth

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