Exam 17: Climate Change: a 21st Century Issue

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Which of the following best matches the description? -A phenomenon where greenhouse gases allow light energy to pass through the atmosphere but prevent heat from leaving,therefore warming the planet

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Question 21

Carbon dioxide is put into the atmosphere as a waste product of fossil fuel combustion.

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Question 22

About 70% of additional energy added to the earth has been stored in the oceans.

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Question 23

The hydrologic cycle would be affected by a warming climate because

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Question 24

If the world is to prevent significant climate change,which of the following would be MOST effective?

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Question 25

Carbon dioxide is naturally produced by photosynthesis.

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Question 26

All of the following facts support the concept of a warming climate EXCEPT

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Question 27

Which of the following best matches the description? -Greenhouse gas released into the atmosphere from cattle and rice paddies

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Question 28

Which of the following statements correctly shows the relationship between the ideas of climate change and global warming?

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Question 29

Which of the following best matches the description? -The increase in the temperature of the earth's atmosphere

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Question 30

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)is an international organization of the United Nations

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Question 31

Which of the following is NOT likely as a result of climate change?

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Question 32

Recently,Russia and the U.S.ratified the Kyoto Protocol.

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Question 33

Which of the following best matches the description? -Synthetic compounds produced for refrigerant gases and cleaning solvents

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Question 34

Global warming and climate change are the same thing.

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Question 35

There are no natural sources of CFCs.

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Question 36

An increase in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet will cause the temperature of the planet to get colder.

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Question 37

Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

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Question 38

Nitrous oxide enters the atmosphere through the burning of fossil fuels and

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Question 39

A general pattern to climate change is that the polar regions are warming faster than the rest of the Earth.This is likely to cause

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Which of the following best matches the description? -A phenomenon where greenhouse gases allow light energy to pass through the atmosphere but prevent heat from leaving,therefore warming the planet

Carbon dioxide is put into the atmosphere as a waste product of fossil fuel combustion.

About 70% of additional energy added to the earth has been stored in the oceans.

The hydrologic cycle would be affected by a warming climate because

If the world is to prevent significant climate change,which of the following would be MOST effective?

Carbon dioxide is naturally produced by photosynthesis.

All of the following facts support the concept of a warming climate EXCEPT

Which of the following best matches the description? -Greenhouse gas released into the atmosphere from cattle and rice paddies

Which of the following statements correctly shows the relationship between the ideas of climate change and global warming?

Which of the following best matches the description? -The increase in the temperature of the earth's atmosphere

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)is an international organization of the United Nations

Which of the following is NOT likely as a result of climate change?

Recently,Russia and the U.S.ratified the Kyoto Protocol.

Which of the following best matches the description? -Synthetic compounds produced for refrigerant gases and cleaning solvents

Global warming and climate change are the same thing.

There are no natural sources of CFCs.

An increase in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet will cause the temperature of the planet to get colder.

Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

Nitrous oxide enters the atmosphere through the burning of fossil fuels and

A general pattern to climate change is that the polar regions are warming faster than the rest of the Earth.This is likely to cause

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