Earth's Changing Climate

When there is more carbon dioxide or methane in the atmosphere temperature..

The main effect of the current climate change trend is that

The mixture of gases surrounding the planet

If more energy ENTERS than EXITS the earth system, temperature...

What natural event did we study that could be responsible for temporary changes in climate?

Humans (indirectly) put more carbon dioxide into the air when we

When the amount of CO2 or methane in the atmosphere increases

The ability to make things change or move

The current temperature trend on Earth is...

The atmosphere consists of

A measure of how hot or cold something is

To take in

Which two gases are most responsible for raising Earth's temperature?

The variations in a set of data (short term)

The general weather pattern over a long period of time.

What is a major source of increased methane in Earth's atmosphere?

The overall tendency in a set of data over time

There have been times in the past when Earth's climate was very different.

Earth's climate depends on the amount of energy in Earth's system.

Changes in climate over a long period of time that can be caused by natural events or humans.

If the amount of methane decreases, the energy in the Earth system would...

Earth's climate does not change.

Increasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere causes the amount of energy being absorbed by the Earth System to...

When energy from the sun enters the Earth system, it can never leave.

Earth's atmosphere is made of different gases that can affect climate in different ways.

What causes the temperature on Earth to increase?