Today, a Significant Amount of New Gas Is Joining the Atmosphere

question 23

Multiple Choice

Today, a significant amount of new gas is joining the atmosphere of the Earth from what source:

• A) Earth is capturing gas clouds from space as it orbits the Sun
• B) much more water is evaporating from the oceans than is condensing back into water
• C) volcanoes release gas that was trapped within the Earth
• D) large meteorites that land on the Earth release a great deal of gas
• E) the discussions in state legislatures about creationism and evolution

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