IB ESS HL 6.2.4 Enhanced Greenhouse Effect Questions

Practise IB ESS HL 006.002.004 by applying enhanced greenhouse effect concepts to environmental systems questions.

Syllabus
First assessment 2026
Course
ESS HL
Level
HL

Exam points

  • explain the enhanced greenhouse effect through rising greenhouse gases, radiative absorption and warming
  • evaluate evidence for warming and human causation while considering natural variability, data reliability and timescale
  • explain why countries reduce carbon dioxide for climate protection, political commitments, energy security, economic incentives and public values

IB ESS HL 6.2.4 Enhanced Greenhouse Effect Questions question 1

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Seasonal changes in Arctic sea ice

Figure:Seasonal changes in Arctic sea ice

Arctic sea-ice extent

Figure:Arctic sea-ice extent

Arctic sea-ice cover from 1979 to 2012

Table:Arctic sea-ice cover from 1979 to 2012

the seasonal Arctic sea-ice diagram shown above: Changes in Arctic sea ice in a typical year.

org/arcticseaicenews/charctic-interactive-sea-ice-graph/. Accessed November 18, 2015.]

Identify one factor that may be causing long-term changes in sea ice cover.

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