Question

as humans burn more and more fossil fuels on earth, the amount of carbon dioxide trapped in the atmosphere increases, causing the average temperature of the earth to:

Answer 1

Answer: Rise

Explanation: Since humanity burns more and more CO2 in the atmosphere, it builds up in the atmosphere. Since an excess of CO2 has built up in the atmosphere, the sun's rays get trapped inside the atmosphere - causing the average temperature of the Earth to get hotter or rise.