Climate Change

Question 1

Which substance(s) have been added by humans to the atmosphere to help trigger climate change?

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greenhouse gases

Question 2

✔ spectrometersbarometersisometers

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spectrometers

Question 3

amount of precipitation✔ temperaturewind patterns

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temperature

Question 4

Complete the paragraph to describe how scientists obtain information about past climates.

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Glaciologists, geochemists, and climatologists study ice layers to learn about past climates. Distinct ice layers are caused by . When studying ice layers, scientists use to measure isotopes of certai: spectrometers; Glaciologists, geochemists, and climatologists study ice layers to learn about past climates. Distinct ice layers are caused by . When studying ice layers, scientists use to measure isotopes of certai: temperature

Question 5

climate✔ seasonal changesoxygen and hydrogen

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seasonal changes; Selection 1: seasonal changes; Selection 2: spectrometers; Selection 3: temperature

Question 6

Why are physicists interested in studying Europa? Check all that apply.because it is a moon of Saturnbecause it is covered in icebecause it has a deep ocean beneath icebecause there is a chance it hosts lifebecause it has an atmosphere similar to Earth

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because it is covered in ice; because it has a deep ocean beneath ice; because there is a chance it hosts life

Question 7

An atmospheric scientist used a high-resolution camera to take images of snowflakes during a snowstorm. The scientist observed that the snowflakes were heavily rimed.What can the atmospheric scientist infer about the snowstorm that was happening at that time?

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The storm was deep and turbulent.

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