The Greenhouse Effect Causes an Increase in Global Temperatures

question 25

Multiple Choice

The greenhouse effect causes an increase in global temperatures.This increase is due primarily to ________.

• A)CO₂ and other greenhouse gases allowing more solar radiation to penetrate Earth's surface
• B)CO₂ and other greenhouse gases slowing the escape of UV radiation from Earth
• C)the loss of ozone that trapped cooling UV radiation in the atmosphere
• D)CO₂ and other greenhouse gases slowing the escape of heat from Earth

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Definitions:

Bivariate Distribution

A probability distribution describing two random variables and how their probabilities are distributed over different ranges of values.

Variance

A statistical measurement of the spread between numbers in a data set, indicating how far each number in the set is from the mean.

Covariance

A measure that indicates the extent to which two variables change together, indicating the direction of their linear relationship.

Linear Relationship

A type of relationship between two variables where a change in one variable is associated with a proportional change in the other.