Question 1

The increase in energy demand in the U.S. is 1-2 percent per year, but in China it is 10 percent per year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What percentage of electrical power in the U.S. is generated from nuclear sources?

Accepted Answer

A) less than one percent 
B) five percent 
C) 10 percent 
D) 15 percent 
E) 20 percent 
A) less than one percent 
B) five percent 
C) 10 percent 
D) 15 percent 
E) 20 percent

Question 3

The process of producing natural gas from underground shale is called _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The process of producing natural gas from...

Question 4

A small sea-level rise along a steep coast translates to a very large landward migration of the shoreline.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Global warming is likely to decrease incidence of insect infestation in many areas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which change is NOT expected as a result of global warming?

Accepted Answer

A) increase in average atmospheric temperatures 
B) increase in the flow of the warm Gulf Stream toward Europe 
C) sea level rise ​ 
D) increase in insect-borne diseases 
E) greater incidence of extreme weather at all latitudes 
A) increase in average atmospheric temperatures 
B) increase in the flow of the warm Gulf Stream toward Europe 
C) sea level rise ​ 
D) increase in insect-borne diseases 
E) greater incidence of extreme weather at all latitudes

Question 7

Which country would lose 17% of its land if the sea level were to rise by one meter?

Accepted Answer

A) Tokyo 
B) Mexico 
C) Bangladesh 
D) New York 
E) China 
A) Tokyo 
B) Mexico 
C) Bangladesh 
D) New York 
E) China

Question 8

How are efforts to mitigate global warming unfair to the developing world?

Accepted Answer

​ The countries that contributed most CO

Question 9

Why would coastal populations of poor countries be displaced more than wealthy nations when sea levels rise?

Accepted Answer

​ Poor countries generally do

Question 10

About when did glaciers on the highest mountains and in Greenland begin melting more rapidly?

Accepted Answer

A) 1700 
B) 1900 
C) 1930 
D) 1960 
E) 1980 
A) 1700 
B) 1900 
C) 1930 
D) 1960 
E) 1980

Question 11

Which of the following would NOT be likely if global warming continues?

Accepted Answer

A) more intense rainfall and more serious droughts in semi-arid regions 
B) a rise in temperatures in most polar regions 
C) expansion of the ranges of tropical diseases into higher latitudes 
D) a general lowering of mean sea level 
E) changes in ocean currents resulting from changes in salinity 
A) more intense rainfall and more serious droughts in semi-arid regions 
B) a rise in temperatures in most polar regions 
C) expansion of the ranges of tropical diseases into higher latitudes 
D) a general lowering of mean sea level 
E) changes in ocean currents resulting from changes in salinity

Question 12

Discuss the ways to mitigate global warming. Which do you think holds the most promise?

Accepted Answer

​ Mitigation approaches includ

Question 13

The most dramatic global warming is occurring in which regions?

Accepted Answer

A) equatorial regions 
B) polar regions 
C) mid-latitudes in the northern hemisphere 
D) mid-latitudes in the southern hemisphere 
E) All regions are warming about equally. 
A) equatorial regions 
B) polar regions 
C) mid-latitudes in the northern hemisphere 
D) mid-latitudes in the southern hemisphere 
E) All regions are warming about equally.

Question 14

Which crop has benefited from global warming?

Accepted Answer

A) corn 
B) California walnuts 
C) California avocados 
D) cotton in the southeastern U.S. 
E) figs 
A) corn 
B) California walnuts 
C) California avocados 
D) cotton in the southeastern U.S. 
E) figs

Question 15

Because freshwater is denser than seawater, seawater floats on top of freshwater.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following positive feedback effects is NOT a result of Arctic thawing and glacial melting?

Accepted Answer

A) Melting sea ice leads to less reflectivity. 
B) Melting permafrost leads to released methane gas. 
C) Melting of the sea-floor results in release of methane hydrate. 
D) Melting permafrost leads to increased photosynthesis. 
E) Melting glaciers leads to exposed darker rock. 
A) Melting sea ice leads to less reflectivity. 
B) Melting permafrost leads to released methane gas. 
C) Melting of the sea-floor results in release of methane hydrate. 
D) Melting permafrost leads to increased photosynthesis. 
E) Melting glaciers leads to exposed darker rock.

Question 17

Photovoltaic solar panel farms perform better and produce electricity more cheaply than solar-thermal technology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Warming of seawater tends to stress coral and promote _______________ as the symbiotic algae die off.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Warming of seawater tends to stress coral...

Question 19

Which statement about mitigation of climate change is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) The most direct way to slow the increase in greenhouse gases is to minimize population growth. 
B) Conservation is an expensive way to reduce carbon output used in power production. 
C) If the real costs of burning coal are included, the cost of wind energy is similar. 
D) Injecting aerosols such as sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere annually could block some of the sun's incoming energy. 
E) There is considerable opposition to a carbon tax in the United States. 
A) The most direct way to slow the increase in greenhouse gases is to minimize population growth. 
B) Conservation is an expensive way to reduce carbon output used in power production. 
C) If the real costs of burning coal are included, the cost of wind energy is similar. 
D) Injecting aerosols such as sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere annually could block some of the sun's incoming energy. 
E) There is considerable opposition to a carbon tax in the United States.

Question 20

A(n) _______________ is an indirect tax that strives to account for the actual societal costs of use of a fuel, including such indirect aspects as air and water pollution, health, and climate change. ​

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n) _______________ is an indirect tax that...

The increase in energy demand in the U.S. is 1-2 percent per year, but in China it is 10 percent per year.

What percentage of electrical power in the U.S. is generated from nuclear sources?

The process of producing natural gas from underground shale is called _______________.

A small sea-level rise along a steep coast translates to a very large landward migration of the shoreline.

Global warming is likely to decrease incidence of insect infestation in many areas.

Which change is NOT expected as a result of global warming?

Which country would lose 17% of its land if the sea level were to rise by one meter?

How are efforts to mitigate global warming unfair to the developing world?

Why would coastal populations of poor countries be displaced more than wealthy nations when sea levels rise?

About when did glaciers on the highest mountains and in Greenland begin melting more rapidly?

Which of the following would NOT be likely if global warming continues?

Discuss the ways to mitigate global warming. Which do you think holds the most promise?

The most dramatic global warming is occurring in which regions?

Which crop has benefited from global warming?

Because freshwater is denser than seawater, seawater floats on top of freshwater.

Which of the following positive feedback effects is NOT a result of Arctic thawing and glacial melting?

Photovoltaic solar panel farms perform better and produce electricity more cheaply than solar-thermal technology.

Warming of seawater tends to stress coral and promote _______________ as the symbiotic algae die off.

Which statement about mitigation of climate change is FALSE?

A(n) _______________ is an indirect tax that strives to account for the actual societal costs of use of a fuel, including such indirect aspects as air and water pollution, health, and climate change.

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Plate Tectonics and Physical Hazards

Earthquakes and Their Causes

Earthquake Predictions Forecasts and Mitigation

Tsunami

Volcanoes Tectonic Environments and Eruptions

Volcanoes Hazards and Mitigation

Landslides and Other Downslope Movements

Sinkholes Land Subsidence and Swelling Soils

Weather Thunderstorms and Tornadoes

Climate Change Processes and History

Streams and Flood Processes

Floods and Human Interactions

Waves Beaches and Coastal Erosion

Hurricanes and nor Easters

Wildfires

Asteroid and Comet Impacts

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Exam 12: Climate Change Impacts and Mitigation

The increase in energy demand in the U.S. is 1-2 percent per year, but in China it is 10 percent per year.

What percentage of electrical power in the U.S. is generated from nuclear sources?

The process of producing natural gas from underground shale is called _______________.

A small sea-level rise along a steep coast translates to a very large landward migration of the shoreline.

Global warming is likely to decrease incidence of insect infestation in many areas.

Which change is NOT expected as a result of global warming?

Which country would lose 17% of its land if the sea level were to rise by one meter?

How are efforts to mitigate global warming unfair to the developing world?

Why would coastal populations of poor countries be displaced more than wealthy nations when sea levels rise?

About when did glaciers on the highest mountains and in Greenland begin melting more rapidly?

Which of the following would NOT be likely if global warming continues?

Discuss the ways to mitigate global warming. Which do you think holds the most promise?

The most dramatic global warming is occurring in which regions?

Which crop has benefited from global warming?

Because freshwater is denser than seawater, seawater floats on top of freshwater.

Which of the following positive feedback effects is NOT a result of Arctic thawing and glacial melting?

Photovoltaic solar panel farms perform better and produce electricity more cheaply than solar-thermal technology.

Warming of seawater tends to stress coral and promote _______________ as the symbiotic algae die off.

Which statement about mitigation of climate change is FALSE?

A(n) _______________ is an indirect tax that strives to account for the actual societal costs of use of a fuel, including such indirect aspects as air and water pollution, health, and climate change. ​

Natural Hazards and Disasters

Plate Tectonics and Physical Hazards

Earthquakes and Their Causes

Earthquake Predictions Forecasts and Mitigation

Tsunami

Volcanoes Tectonic Environments and Eruptions

Volcanoes Hazards and Mitigation

Landslides and Other Downslope Movements

Sinkholes Land Subsidence and Swelling Soils

Weather Thunderstorms and Tornadoes

Climate Change Processes and History

Streams and Flood Processes

Floods and Human Interactions

Waves Beaches and Coastal Erosion

Hurricanes and nor Easters

Wildfires

Asteroid and Comet Impacts

Filters

A(n) _______________ is an indirect tax that strives to account for the actual societal costs of use of a fuel, including such indirect aspects as air and water pollution, health, and climate change.