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Which of these is the warning of the surface and lower atmosphere of Earth that occurs when carbon dioxide, water vapor, and other gases in the air absorb and re-radiate infrared radiation?

Greenhouse effect

What does the Milankovitch theory attempt to explain?

causes of ice ages

Which of these materials would reflect the most sunlight at solar noon

snow

Assuming other factors remained unchanged, what would happen if large amounts of carbon dioxide were removed from the atmosphere?

Surface temperatures would decrease

If the axial tilt of Earth increased from 23.5° to 27.5°, how would our summers change in Edwardsville?

Summers would be hotter

If Earth's orbit was more circular, what would happen to solar energy variation?

The variation in solar energy received would decrease

What evidence shows interaction between Earth's magnetic field and solar wind?

aurora borealis

What are the southern lights called?

aurora australis

What landscape would reflect the most light?

arctic

The hottest planet in our solar system is…

Venus

If Earth's axis were to form a 90-degrees straight up and down, we would no longer have…

Seasons

The more sunspots we see the…

more auroras we are likely to see

The Maunder Minimum was a mini-ice age in the late 16000’s believed to be created by…

a decrease of solar energy because of a weaker number of sunspots.

The furthest point the sun reaches in the northern hemisphere is called?

Tropic of Cancer

If i had trouble sleeping when it is daylight outside, I would want to avoid_______ during the _______.

North Pole, Summer

We know the exact second the vernal equinox occurs, (the first day of spring). This is because the sun is directly above the…

Equator

Our axis has been and will continue to point at _______, for the rest of our lives.

Polaris

On June 21-22, the sun is as far North as it will ever get. If I wanted to see the sun directly would have to travel to what city?