Question 1

In the United States,summers are warmer than winters because

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A) the Earth is much closer to the sun in summer. 
B) the northern hemisphere is closer to the sun. 
C) the sun's rays shine more directly onto these regions in summer. 
D) there are usually fewer clouds in the troposphere in the summer. 
A) the Earth is much closer to the sun in summer. 
B) the northern hemisphere is closer to the sun. 
C) the sun's rays shine more directly onto these regions in summer. 
D) there are usually fewer clouds in the troposphere in the summer. C

Question 2

Scientists use proxies to study climate to measure

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A) current levels of carbon dioxide. 
B) changes in temperature over the past 100 years. 
C) changes in the ozone layer over the past 30 years. 
D) climates hundreds and thousands of years ago. 
A) current levels of carbon dioxide. 
B) changes in temperature over the past 100 years. 
C) changes in the ozone layer over the past 30 years. 
D) climates hundreds and thousands of years ago. D

Question 3

Deliberate campaigns of misinformation with the intent to create mistrust in climate science have been vigorously pushed by

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A) members of the scientific community who have alternate explanations for climate change. 
B) organizations and corporations who stand to lose profits if fossil fuel use is reduced. 
C) developing nations who blame developed nations for climate problems. 
D) economists who have no faith in alternative energies. 
A) members of the scientific community who have alternate explanations for climate change. 
B) organizations and corporations who stand to lose profits if fossil fuel use is reduced. 
C) developing nations who blame developed nations for climate problems. 
D) economists who have no faith in alternative energies. B

Question 4

Examining your flight plans for a trip from Atlanta,Georgia,to Seattle,Washington,and back,you notice that the total time in the air for the flight to Seattle is much longer than the flight back to Atlanta.Then it occurs to you that this is probably because of the impact of

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A) the jet stream. 
B) several weather fronts along the way. 
C) the mixing of the troposphere and stratosphere. 
D) changes in time zones as you fly between the east and the west. 
A) the jet stream. 
B) several weather fronts along the way. 
C) the mixing of the troposphere and stratosphere. 
D) changes in time zones as you fly between the east and the west.

Question 5

As of 2012,the United States

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A) has passed comprehensive legislation for GHG reduction. 
B) has many state and local GHG reduction policies,but no national policy. 
C) Congress has formally acknowledged that global climate change is a hoax. 
D) ships most of its sequestered CO₂ to developing nations for storage. 
A) has passed comprehensive legislation for GHG reduction. 
B) has many state and local GHG reduction policies,but no national policy. 
C) Congress has formally acknowledged that global climate change is a hoax. 
D) ships most of its sequestered CO₂ to developing nations for storage.

Question 6

Which one of the following is not an example of geoengineering?

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A) injecting sulfate aerosols into the stratosphere 
B) erecting large carbon dioxide scrubbers to sequester carbon dioxide in deep reservoirs 
C) seeding the oceans with iron to promote the growth of phytoplankton 
D) erecting large fields of wind turbines to generate electricity to power automobiles 
A) injecting sulfate aerosols into the stratosphere 
B) erecting large carbon dioxide scrubbers to sequester carbon dioxide in deep reservoirs 
C) seeding the oceans with iron to promote the growth of phytoplankton 
D) erecting large fields of wind turbines to generate electricity to power automobiles

Question 7

In the United States,global climate change skeptics and deniers are largely sorted

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A) along political lines. 
B) according to gender. 
C) according to income levels. 
D) between scientists and non-scientists. 
A) along political lines. 
B) according to gender. 
C) according to income levels. 
D) between scientists and non-scientists.

Question 8

Climatologists warn of a tipping point when global temperatures trigger unavoidable catastrophic events and sea levels rise more than 50 feet.What single event would cause the sea level to rise so greatly?

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A) increased precipitation over the continents 
B) melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet 
C) thermal expansion of the oceans 
D) melting of the polar ice cap 
A) increased precipitation over the continents 
B) melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet 
C) thermal expansion of the oceans 
D) melting of the polar ice cap

Question 9

Which of the following U.S.national parks would be mostly eliminated by a 1-meter rise in sea level?

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A) Glacier National Park 
B) Yellowstone National Park 
C) Everglades National Park 
D) Yosemite National Park 
A) Glacier National Park 
B) Yellowstone National Park 
C) Everglades National Park 
D) Yosemite National Park

Question 10

Which of the following activities have contributed the greatest amount of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere over the past 100 years?

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A) increased farming and production of grains 
B) increased reliance upon coal,oil,and natural gas 
C) deforestation of rain forests and other parts of the world 
D) volcanic eruptions and widespread forest fires 
A) increased farming and production of grains 
B) increased reliance upon coal,oil,and natural gas 
C) deforestation of rain forests and other parts of the world 
D) volcanic eruptions and widespread forest fires

Question 11

Using multiple strategies such as cap-and-trade,reforestation,efficiency and renewable energy will be needed to

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A) reduce carbon emissions to 1950 levels by the year 2020. 
B) to mitigate and stabilize carbon emissions at 2005 levels by 2055. 
C) eliminate the use of personal gasoline vehicles in all developed countries by the year 2055. 
D) convince skeptics and deniers that climate change needs to be addressed. 
A) reduce carbon emissions to 1950 levels by the year 2020. 
B) to mitigate and stabilize carbon emissions at 2005 levels by 2055. 
C) eliminate the use of personal gasoline vehicles in all developed countries by the year 2055. 
D) convince skeptics and deniers that climate change needs to be addressed.

Question 12

Non-condensing GHGs are of greatest concern because they

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A) take many decades to be removed from the atmosphere. 
B) deplete stratospheric ozone. 
C) react very quickly with other atmospheric gases. 
D) react with one another to produce even more potent GHGs. 
A) take many decades to be removed from the atmosphere. 
B) deplete stratospheric ozone. 
C) react very quickly with other atmospheric gases. 
D) react with one another to produce even more potent GHGs.

Question 13

The most effective way to reduce GHG emissions is to increase

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A) the production of electric cars. 
B) energy efficiency and renewable energy. 
C) our reliance on widely available natural gas resources. 
D) the use of coal gasification plants and scrubber technologies to reduce sulfur emissions. 
A) the production of electric cars. 
B) energy efficiency and renewable energy. 
C) our reliance on widely available natural gas resources. 
D) the use of coal gasification plants and scrubber technologies to reduce sulfur emissions.

Question 14

Which of the following has a negative effect on radiative forcing?

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A) methane 
B) nitrous oxide 
C) sulfate aerosols 
D) carbon dioxide 
A) methane 
B) nitrous oxide 
C) sulfate aerosols 
D) carbon dioxide

Question 15

Which of the following illustrates a risk assessment of climate system change?

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A) using natural gas instead of coal to generate electricity 
B) using solar and nuclear power to generate electricity instead of burning coal 
C) measuring the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere 
D) determining what sorts of crops will be better suited to the new climate 
A) using natural gas instead of coal to generate electricity 
B) using solar and nuclear power to generate electricity instead of burning coal 
C) measuring the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere 
D) determining what sorts of crops will be better suited to the new climate

Question 16

Which one of the following has been declining globally over the past several decades?

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A) nitrous oxide levels in the troposphere 
B) methane levels in the troposphere 
C) mean global temperature 
D) pH of the world's oceans 
A) nitrous oxide levels in the troposphere 
B) methane levels in the troposphere 
C) mean global temperature 
D) pH of the world's oceans

Question 17

Which of the following has the highest albedo?

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A) a green tent 
B) a blacktop road 
C) a healthy oak tree 
D) snow on top of ice on a pond 
A) a green tent 
B) a blacktop road 
C) a healthy oak tree 
D) snow on top of ice on a pond

Question 18

The current situations in the Maldives,Tuvalu,and parts of coastal Alaska have raised the need to address

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A) where to locate the refugees from climate change events. 
B) how to generate lawsuits to blame those responsible for climate change. 
C) making models to predict the results of climate change. 
D) how to make fossil fuel electrical generating plants more efficient. 
A) where to locate the refugees from climate change events. 
B) how to generate lawsuits to blame those responsible for climate change. 
C) making models to predict the results of climate change. 
D) how to make fossil fuel electrical generating plants more efficient.

Question 19

In his movie,An Inconvenient Truth,Al Gore warns of increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere which suggest that

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A) methane levels will soon rise,destroying the ozone layer. 
B) global temperatures will also continue to rise. 
C) the oceans of the world are losing carbon dioxide. 
D) clouds are thinning and global precipitation is declining. 
A) methane levels will soon rise,destroying the ozone layer. 
B) global temperatures will also continue to rise. 
C) the oceans of the world are losing carbon dioxide. 
D) clouds are thinning and global precipitation is declining.

Question 20

In a Hadley cell,

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A) warm air rises and cool air falls. 
B) cool air rises and warm air falls. 
C) warm water rises and cool water falls. 
D) cool water rises and warm water falls. 
A) warm air rises and cool air falls. 
B) cool air rises and warm air falls. 
C) warm water rises and cool water falls. 
D) cool water rises and warm water falls.

Exam 18: Global Climate Change

In the United States,summers are warmer than winters because

Scientists use proxies to study climate to measure

Deliberate campaigns of misinformation with the intent to create mistrust in climate science have been vigorously pushed by

Examining your flight plans for a trip from Atlanta,Georgia,to Seattle,Washington,and back,you notice that the total time in the air for the flight to Seattle is much longer than the flight back to Atlanta.Then it occurs to you that this is probably because of the impact of

As of 2012,the United States

Which one of the following is not an example of geoengineering?

In the United States,global climate change skeptics and deniers are largely sorted

Climatologists warn of a tipping point when global temperatures trigger unavoidable catastrophic events and sea levels rise more than 50 feet.What single event would cause the sea level to rise so greatly?

Which of the following U.S.national parks would be mostly eliminated by a 1-meter rise in sea level?

Which of the following activities have contributed the greatest amount of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere over the past 100 years?

Using multiple strategies such as cap-and-trade,reforestation,efficiency and renewable energy will be needed to

Non-condensing GHGs are of greatest concern because they

The most effective way to reduce GHG emissions is to increase

Which of the following has a negative effect on radiative forcing?

Which of the following illustrates a risk assessment of climate system change?

Which one of the following has been declining globally over the past several decades?

Which of the following has the highest albedo?

The current situations in the Maldives,Tuvalu,and parts of coastal Alaska have raised the need to address

In his movie,An Inconvenient Truth,Al Gore warns of increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere which suggest that

In a Hadley cell,

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