Atmosphere
Global average temperature increases when energy is ________ by the surface.
absorbed.
What is the layer closest to earth called?
Troposphere.
True or false, the global average temperature increases if more energy is absorbed by Earth's surface.
True
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What is the ability to make thing move or change
Energy
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Variations in a data set.
Fluctuation.
Although there are many fluctuations, there is a ______ towards increasing temperature and decreasing _____.
Trend, ice.
What gas in the atmosphere decreased temperature on earth?
When there is an increase in Methane or Carbon Dioxide, does ice increase or decrease?
Decreased
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General weather patterns over a long period of time
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A measure of how warm or cold something is.
Temperature.
When the amount of carbon dioxide or methane in the atmosphere changes, the amount of ______ absorbed by the surface also _________.
Energy, changes.
What two gasses are know for causing increasing temperature?
Carbon dioxide, Methane.
When there is an increase in Methane or Carbon Dioxide, do energy absorbed and temperature increase or decrease?
Increase
What is the atmosphere made of?
A layer of mixed gasses surrounding earth.
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A molecule made up of carbon and oxygen atoms.
Carbon Dioxide
When the amount of carbon dioxide or methane _________, energy absorbed by the surface ______________.
Increases x2
Which gas (when increased) causes a decrease in energy absorbed and temperature and an increase in ice?
Sulfur Dioxide
Should scientists focus on trends or fluctuations when looking at strong, consistent evidence?
Trends
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Changes in climate over a long period of time that can be caused by natural events or human activities.
Climate Change
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A molecule made up of carbon and hydrogen atoms.
Methane.
The ice on earth's surface is melting because there is an _________ in energy _________.
_______ dioxide and _______ are increasing.
Increase, absorbed.
Carbon, methane.
Which TWO gases (when increased) cause an increase in temperature and energy absorbed and a decrease in ice?
Carbon Dioxide and Methane
True or False, if global average temperature increases, ice will decrease.
True
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An overall tendency in a set of data over a long period of time.
Trend