Question 1

Growing rice results in the release of _______________ into the atmosphere.

Accepted Answer

A) carbon dioxide 
B) ozone 
C) sulfur oxides 
D) sulfate aerosols 
E) methane 
A) carbon dioxide 
B) ozone 
C) sulfur oxides 
D) sulfate aerosols 
E) methane E

Question 2

The 2009 Copenhagen Conference _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) failed to produce a treaty because the United States failed to support it and China refused international monitoring for promised steep cuts 
B) failed to provide any help to developing nations for mitigation and adaptation efforts 
C) was unable to pass any resolution because 20 developed nations refused to accept the scientific premises of global climate change 
D) produced a multinational treaty to limit carbon emissions 
E) created an international fund to promote climate research 
A) failed to produce a treaty because the United States failed to support it and China refused international monitoring for promised steep cuts 
B) failed to provide any help to developing nations for mitigation and adaptation efforts 
C) was unable to pass any resolution because 20 developed nations refused to accept the scientific premises of global climate change 
D) produced a multinational treaty to limit carbon emissions 
E) created an international fund to promote climate research A

Question 3

In 2006- 2007, millions of lay citizens were powerfully educated about the reality, evidence and consequences of global climate change by the film

Accepted Answer

A) argon 
B) methane 
C) The Day After Tomorrow 
D) water vapor 
E) ozone
F)ammonia
G)carbon dioxide
H)biodiesel
I)An Inconvenient Truth
J)sulfate aerosol
K)nitrous oxide 
A) argon 
B) methane 
C) The Day After Tomorrow 
D) water vapor 
E) ozone
F)ammonia
G)carbon dioxide
H)biodiesel
I)An Inconvenient Truth
J)sulfate aerosol
K)nitrous oxide I

Question 4

Approximately ____________% of the fuel you pump into your automobile does something other than move your vehicle down the road.

Accepted Answer

A) 20- 25 
B) 85- 90 
C) 35- 45 
D) 65- 75 
E) 55- 65 
A) 20- 25 
B) 85- 90 
C) 35- 45 
D) 65- 75 
E) 55- 65

Question 5

Carbon dioxide is _______________

Accepted Answer

A) produced during the combustion of fossil fuels 
B) the most abundant greenhouse gas 
C) more potent (per molecule of gas)than methane 
D) the only greenhouse gas presently increasing in the atmosphere 
E) the most potent (per molecule of gas)of the greenhouse gases 
A) produced during the combustion of fossil fuels 
B) the most abundant greenhouse gas 
C) more potent (per molecule of gas)than methane 
D) the only greenhouse gas presently increasing in the atmosphere 
E) the most potent (per molecule of gas)of the greenhouse gases

Question 6

Compound that contributes to short- term atmospheric cooling

Accepted Answer

A) argon 
B) methane 
C) The Day After Tomorrow 
D) water vapor 
E) ozone
F)ammonia
G)carbon dioxide
H)biodiesel
I)An Inconvenient Truth
J)sulfate aerosol
K)nitrous oxide 
A) argon 
B) methane 
C) The Day After Tomorrow 
D) water vapor 
E) ozone
F)ammonia
G)carbon dioxide
H)biodiesel
I)An Inconvenient Truth
J)sulfate aerosol
K)nitrous oxide

Question 7

Hydrogen fuel cells, biodiesel, and long- range electric batteries are potential solutions to

Accepted Answer

A) cap- and- trade emission control 
B) replacing coal as a major fuel for generating electricity 
C) cutting back the carbon emissions from hydroelectric plants 
D) reducing carbon emissions from cars and trucks 
E) carbon sequestration 
A) cap- and- trade emission control 
B) replacing coal as a major fuel for generating electricity 
C) cutting back the carbon emissions from hydroelectric plants 
D) reducing carbon emissions from cars and trucks 
E) carbon sequestration

Question 8

The Kyoto Protocol ____________

Accepted Answer

A) required equal concessions from all countries involved in greenhouse gas emission 
B) increased federal funding for controlling greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. power plants 
C) was intended to reduce emissions of six greenhouse gases to levels lower than those of 1990 
D) required increases in nuclear power generation 
E) would have resulted in overall increases in greenhouse emissions 
A) required equal concessions from all countries involved in greenhouse gas emission 
B) increased federal funding for controlling greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. power plants 
C) was intended to reduce emissions of six greenhouse gases to levels lower than those of 1990 
D) required increases in nuclear power generation 
E) would have resulted in overall increases in greenhouse emissions

Question 9

Explain how climate change can affect agriculture and forestry.

Accepted Answer

The overall effect of a warmer climate o

Question 10

Produced by microbes decomposing matter in landfills and swamps

Accepted Answer

A) argon 
B) methane 
C) The Day After Tomorrow 
D) water vapor 
E) ozone
F)ammonia
G)carbon dioxide
H)biodiesel
I)An Inconvenient Truth
J)sulfate aerosol
K)nitrous oxide 
A) argon 
B) methane 
C) The Day After Tomorrow 
D) water vapor 
E) ozone
F)ammonia
G)carbon dioxide
H)biodiesel
I)An Inconvenient Truth
J)sulfate aerosol
K)nitrous oxide

Question 11

Approximately ____________% of U.S. citizens live in coastal counties and are thus vulnerable to storm surges and a rise in sea level.

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) 20 
C) 83 
D) 53 
E) 95 
A) 10 
B) 20 
C) 83 
D) 53 
E) 95

Question 12

Read the following scenario and answer the question below.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reported that physical, biological, and economic evidence exists confirming global climate change due to human-produced greenhouse gases. Although the United States emits most of Earth's carbon dioxide, its policies do not reflect concern over its environmental effects. The United States failed to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, an international agreement signed by other developed nations to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Requested voluntary reductions of carbon dioxide emissions have not been effective in reducing greenhouse gases. Revisions to the 1970 Clean Air Act, called the "Clear Skies Initiative," were proposed to limit mercury, nitric oxides, and sulfur oxide emissions from power plants. Nicknamed by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., as the "Clear Lies Initiative," this proposal did not specifically address emission of carbon dioxide, and its loopholes excluded older power plants from having to modernize, seemingly supporting pollutive industries with political influence. Environmentalists are arguing for immediate action, including stricter laws to limit power plant carbon dioxide emissions and subsidies for renewable energy. They favor "portfolio standards," requiring electric companies to provide clean energy alternatives to consumers and "green tags," "wind certificates," and "green pricing" to support the use of alternative fuels.
-Which of the following is an alternative fuel supported by environmentalists that would decrease carbon dioxide production in transportation?

Accepted Answer

A) compressed natural gas 
B) gasoline 
C) vaporized water 
D) coal 
E) nuclear fuel rods 
A) compressed natural gas 
B) gasoline 
C) vaporized water 
D) coal 
E) nuclear fuel rods

Question 13

Use the accompanying figure to answer the following questions.
-If anthropogenic factors continue to increase, then in the future _______________

Accepted Answer

A) the lines for all three models should level out 
B) the lines for all three models and for observed data should show marked decreases 
C) all of the lines will look more like the line for observed data 
D) the lines for all three models should show decreases while the observation line would be expected to increase 
E) the temperature trends shown in the figures should continue 
A) the lines for all three models should level out 
B) the lines for all three models and for observed data should show marked decreases 
C) all of the lines will look more like the line for observed data 
D) the lines for all three models should show decreases while the observation line would be expected to increase 
E) the temperature trends shown in the figures should continue

Question 14

Which of the following are market mechanisms for addressing climate change?

Accepted Answer

A) carbon neutrality and carbon aggression policies 
B) carbon taxes and fee- and- dividend benefits 
C) cap- and- trade and carbon offsets 
D) mitigation and adaptation 
E) international treaties from global conferences 
A) carbon neutrality and carbon aggression policies 
B) carbon taxes and fee- and- dividend benefits 
C) cap- and- trade and carbon offsets 
D) mitigation and adaptation 
E) international treaties from global conferences

Question 15

The U.S. Senate has so far opposed emissions reductions on the grounds that _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) no other nations have pledged reductions 
B) it might hurt the economy 
C) the United States already has reduced its emissions by 68% as agreed in the Copenhagen treaty 
D) President Obama rejected the scientific basis of global climate change 
E) the United States does not emit significant amounts of greenhouse gases 
A) no other nations have pledged reductions 
B) it might hurt the economy 
C) the United States already has reduced its emissions by 68% as agreed in the Copenhagen treaty 
D) President Obama rejected the scientific basis of global climate change 
E) the United States does not emit significant amounts of greenhouse gases

Question 16

In the wake of the U.S. failure to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) cities and states are setting their own programs for reducing greenhouse gas emissions 
B) dozens of other nations pulled out of the Protocol 
C) the United States has shown that it is a leader in carbon emission reduction without having signed the Protocol 
D) oil exporting nations have refused to sell to the United States 
E) many nations have severed diplomatic relations with the United States 
A) cities and states are setting their own programs for reducing greenhouse gas emissions 
B) dozens of other nations pulled out of the Protocol 
C) the United States has shown that it is a leader in carbon emission reduction without having signed the Protocol 
D) oil exporting nations have refused to sell to the United States 
E) many nations have severed diplomatic relations with the United States

Question 17

Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, the increased flux of carbon into the atmosphere has been primarily due to _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) desertification 
B) deforestation 
C) burning of fossil fuels 
D) addition of phosphate in detergents 
E) addition of fertilizers to the soil 
A) desertification 
B) deforestation 
C) burning of fossil fuels 
D) addition of phosphate in detergents 
E) addition of fertilizers to the soil

Question 18

The most recent analyses of polar ice cores have given us the ability to profile global climate change back as far as _______________ years.

Accepted Answer

A) 50,000 
B) 300,000,000 
C) 100,000 
D) 800,000 
E) 1000 
A) 50,000 
B) 300,000,000 
C) 100,000 
D) 800,000 
E) 1000

Question 19

Explain how human health may suffer or benefit from global climate change.

Accepted Answer

People may face increased likelihood of

Question 20

Read the following scenario and answer the question below.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reported that physical, biological, and economic evidence exists confirming global climate change due to human-produced greenhouse gases. Although the United States emits most of Earth's carbon dioxide, its policies do not reflect concern over its environmental effects. The United States failed to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, an international agreement signed by other developed nations to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Requested voluntary reductions of carbon dioxide emissions have not been effective in reducing greenhouse gases. Revisions to the 1970 Clean Air Act, called the "Clear Skies Initiative," were proposed to limit mercury, nitric oxides, and sulfur oxide emissions from power plants. Nicknamed by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., as the "Clear Lies Initiative," this proposal did not specifically address emission of carbon dioxide, and its loopholes excluded older power plants from having to modernize, seemingly supporting pollutive industries with political influence. Environmentalists are arguing for immediate action, including stricter laws to limit power plant carbon dioxide emissions and subsidies for renewable energy. They favor "portfolio standards," requiring electric companies to provide clean energy alternatives to consumers and "green tags," "wind certificates," and "green pricing" to support the use of alternative fuels.
-Environmentalists and scientists advocate immediate intervention regarding global climate change because _______________

Accepted Answer

A) they fear the consequences of inaction caused by lack of full scientific certainty 
B) they are concerned about the global economic losses sustained due to global climate change 
C) most live in areas most affected by global climate change 
D) most are Cornucopians 
E) they favor anthropogenic principles 
A) they fear the consequences of inaction caused by lack of full scientific certainty 
B) they are concerned about the global economic losses sustained due to global climate change 
C) most live in areas most affected by global climate change 
D) most are Cornucopians 
E) they favor anthropogenic principles

Exam 18: Global Climate Change

Growing rice results in the release of _______________ into the atmosphere.

The 2009 Copenhagen Conference _______________.

In 2006- 2007, millions of lay citizens were powerfully educated about the reality, evidence and consequences of global climate change by the film

Approximately ____________% of the fuel you pump into your automobile does something other than move your vehicle down the road.

Carbon dioxide is _______________

Compound that contributes to short- term atmospheric cooling

Hydrogen fuel cells, biodiesel, and long- range electric batteries are potential solutions to

The Kyoto Protocol ____________

Explain how climate change can affect agriculture and forestry.

Produced by microbes decomposing matter in landfills and swamps

Approximately ____________% of U.S. citizens live in coastal counties and are thus vulnerable to storm surges and a rise in sea level.

Use the accompanying figure to answer the following questions. -If anthropogenic factors continue to increase, then in the future _______________

Which of the following are market mechanisms for addressing climate change?

The U.S. Senate has so far opposed emissions reductions on the grounds that _______________.

In the wake of the U.S. failure to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, _______________.

Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, the increased flux of carbon into the atmosphere has been primarily due to _______________.

The most recent analyses of polar ice cores have given us the ability to profile global climate change back as far as _______________ years.

Explain how human health may suffer or benefit from global climate change.

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