Chapter 5

Question 1

The local changes in average temperature, precipitation, and sea level relative to historical conditions that are occurring in locations all over the planet.

Answer 1

Global Climate Change

Question 2

Local changes in average temperature, precipitation, and sea level

Answer 2

Global climate Change

Question 3

Relative to historical conditions

Answer 3

Global Climate Change

Question 4

Occurring all over the earth

Answer 4

Global Climate Change

Question 5

The progressive increase of Earth’s average temperature that has been occurring over the past century.

Answer 5

Global Warming

Question 6

Global warming contributes to ____ _________ ______.

Answer 6

Global climate change

Question 7

What is agreed upon by published scientists

Answer 7

Global Warming

Question 8

Global warming is mostly attributed to ______ _______.

Answer 8

Human Activity

Question 9

Global Warming is caused by increases in concentration of ________ ______.

Answer 9

Greenhouse gases

Question 10

Global warming is caused by increases in concentration of greenhouse gases such as 
1.
2.
3.
4.

Answer 10

1. Water vapor
2. Carbon dioxide (CO2)
3. Methane (CH4)
4. Ozone (O3)

Question 11

Greenhouse gases such as CO2, water vapor, and methane, trap ____ ___ ___ _____.

Answer 11

Trap heat in the atmosphere

Question 12

Greenhouse gases prevent too much heat from escaping into ______.

Answer 12

space

Question 13

Heat is radiated back to earths surface because earth must be warm enough to ___ ___.

Answer 13

Support life

Question 14

Atmospheric greenhouse gases trap energy from the sun.

Answer 14

The greenhouse effect

Question 15

_______ warms the earth’s surface.

Answer 15

Sunlight

Question 16

Some heat warms up greenhouse gases in the ________.

Answer 16

atmosphere

Question 17

_______ is reradiated back to Earth.

Answer 17

Heat

Question 18

Fossil Fuels
1.
2.
3.

Answer 18

petroleum
coal
natural gas

Question 19

Levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide have increased over the past 50 years because of _______.

Answer 19

Effects of fossil fuel use

Question 20

Concentrated energy forms produced from the stored carbohydrates of ancient, buried organisms.

Answer 20

Fossil Fuels

Question 21

Human use of _____ ______ to power homes, cars, and businesses releases stored carbon.

Answer 21

Fossil Fuels

Question 22

Human use of fossil fuels is having a measurable effect; increases in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are well documented by direct measurements over the past 50 years.

Answer 22

True