Question 1

When glaciers retreat,

Accepted Answer

A)  Water storage in pore spaces in the ice decreases. 
B)  All glaciers worldwide retreat. 
C)  The glaciers flow slowly back toward their sources. 
D)  All of the choices are correct. 
A)  Water storage in pore spaces in the ice decreases. 
B)  All glaciers worldwide retreat. 
C)  The glaciers flow slowly back toward their sources. 
D)  All of the choices are correct.

Question 2

United Nations studies suggest that the impacts of global climate change are likely to be most severe in the highly industrialized countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The term "greenhouse effect" refers to an increase in atmospheric temperatures resulting from an increasing blanket of clouds around the earth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The plants and animals that will be most negatively impacted by global warming are those having ecosystems on or very near the equator.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Slowing the destruction of tropical rain forests may also slow the rise in atmospheric CO2,because plants use carbon dioxide during photosynthesis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The greenhouse gas is classified as any gas that

Accepted Answer

A)  Traps visible rays and thereby promotes global warming. 
B)  Traps gamma rays and thereby reduces global warming. 
C)  Traps infrared rays and thereby promotes global warming. 
D)  Traps infrared rays and thereby reduces global warming. 
A)  Traps visible rays and thereby promotes global warming. 
B)  Traps gamma rays and thereby reduces global warming. 
C)  Traps infrared rays and thereby promotes global warming. 
D)  Traps infrared rays and thereby reduces global warming.

Question 7

The gas bubbles trapped in alpine glaciers preserve an excellent record of past atmospheric composition,which can be correlated with temperature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Of the following,one that actually reduces carbon dioxide emissions

Accepted Answer

A)  An electric car that requires battery recharging using 110V or 220V electricity that is generated by a fossil fuel plant. 
B)  Replacing a 40W incandescent light bulb with a 15W fluorescent bulb in a socket that receives 110V electricity generated by a fossil fuel plant. 
C)  An electric lawn mower that runs on 110V electricity generated by a fossil fuel plant. 
D)  Replacing a 40W incandescent light bulb with a 15W fluorescent bulb in a socket that receives 110V electricity generated by solar photovoltaic cells. 
A)  An electric car that requires battery recharging using 110V or 220V electricity that is generated by a fossil fuel plant. 
B)  Replacing a 40W incandescent light bulb with a 15W fluorescent bulb in a socket that receives 110V electricity generated by a fossil fuel plant. 
C)  An electric lawn mower that runs on 110V electricity generated by a fossil fuel plant. 
D)  Replacing a 40W incandescent light bulb with a 15W fluorescent bulb in a socket that receives 110V electricity generated by solar photovoltaic cells.

Question 9

Possible sources of methane from human activities include all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  Rice paddies. 
B)  Raising livestock. 
C)  Cornfields. 
D)  Extracting fossil fuels. 
A)  Rice paddies. 
B)  Raising livestock. 
C)  Cornfields. 
D)  Extracting fossil fuels.

Question 10

Concern about the greenhouse effect stems from

Accepted Answer

A)  Increases in volcanic ash in the air. 
B)  Increases in atmospheric carbon-dioxide levels. 
C)  Worldwide cooling observed since the 1920s. 
D)  Falling sea level. 
A)  Increases in volcanic ash in the air. 
B)  Increases in atmospheric carbon-dioxide levels. 
C)  Worldwide cooling observed since the 1920s. 
D)  Falling sea level.

Question 11

Uncertainty in projecting probable greenhouse-effect heating arises from uncertainty about

Accepted Answer

A)  The effects of gases other than CO2. 
B)  Projected global cloud cover as temperatures change. 
C)  The relationship between CO2 produced and resultant atmospheric CO2 levels. 
D)  All of the choices are correct. 
A)  The effects of gases other than CO2. 
B)  Projected global cloud cover as temperatures change. 
C)  The relationship between CO2 produced and resultant atmospheric CO2 levels. 
D)  All of the choices are correct.

Question 12

Signs of global warming are more evident in the northern hemisphere than in the southern hemisphere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Studies of past correlations between climate and atmospheric composition allow us now to project atmospheric warming very precisely as a function of CO2 concentration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

An animal that may need protection under the Endangered Species Act because of global warming

Accepted Answer

A)  The penguin. 
B)  The seal. 
C)  The polar bear. 
D)  The arctic fox. 
A)  The penguin. 
B)  The seal. 
C)  The polar bear. 
D)  The arctic fox.

Question 15

The albedo of the earth

Accepted Answer

A)  Decreases with a warming climate because of clouds that result from increased evaporation of sea water. 
B)  Is part of a positive feedback cycle, where the increased albedo due to clouds causes a reduction in solar energy that reaches the earth, thus resulting in cooling. 
C)  Is part of a negative feedback cycle, where the increased albedo due to increased snow and ice coverage increases the effectiveness of solar energy in warming land areas. 
D)  None of the choices are correct. 
A)  Decreases with a warming climate because of clouds that result from increased evaporation of sea water. 
B)  Is part of a positive feedback cycle, where the increased albedo due to clouds causes a reduction in solar energy that reaches the earth, thus resulting in cooling. 
C)  Is part of a negative feedback cycle, where the increased albedo due to increased snow and ice coverage increases the effectiveness of solar energy in warming land areas. 
D)  None of the choices are correct.

Question 16

The Arctic ice cap is more vulnerable to melting due to warming than is the Antarctic ice cap because

Accepted Answer

A)  Liquid seawater is beneath the Arctic ice cap, so warmer water can cause melting from below the ice in addition to melting on the surface due to atmospheric warming. 
B)  The Arctic ice cap is substantially smaller than the Antarctic ice cap. 
C)  Ocean currents do not influence the southern hemisphere. 
D)  All of these answers are factors. 
A)  Liquid seawater is beneath the Arctic ice cap, so warmer water can cause melting from below the ice in addition to melting on the surface due to atmospheric warming. 
B)  The Arctic ice cap is substantially smaller than the Antarctic ice cap. 
C)  Ocean currents do not influence the southern hemisphere. 
D)  All of these answers are factors.

Question 17

During the so-called Mini Ice Age,1650 to 1700,the number of sun spots recorded for any year within this 5-decade period

Accepted Answer

A)  Was much lower than average. 
B)  Was significantly greater than average. 
C)  Was about average. 
D)  Is unknown because sun spots were recorded for the first time ever in 1750. 
A)  Was much lower than average. 
B)  Was significantly greater than average. 
C)  Was about average. 
D)  Is unknown because sun spots were recorded for the first time ever in 1750.

Question 18

Melting permafrost poses no construction engineering problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

This gas is a more efficient greenhouse gas in comparison to carbon dioxide,but it has a far lesser presence in earth's atmosphere

Accepted Answer

A)  Water vapor. 
B)  Methane. 
C)  Carbon monoxide. 
D)  Ozone. 
A)  Water vapor. 
B)  Methane. 
C)  Carbon monoxide. 
D)  Ozone.

Question 20

An El Nino event is likely to be associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  Increased upwelling. 
B)  Cooler surface waters in the Pacific. 
C)  Changes in paths and intensities of Pacific storms. 
D)  All of the choices are correct. 
A)  Increased upwelling. 
B)  Cooler surface waters in the Pacific. 
C)  Changes in paths and intensities of Pacific storms. 
D)  All of the choices are correct.

When glaciers retreat,

United Nations studies suggest that the impacts of global climate change are likely to be most severe in the highly industrialized countries.

The term "greenhouse effect" refers to an increase in atmospheric temperatures resulting from an increasing blanket of clouds around the earth.

The plants and animals that will be most negatively impacted by global warming are those having ecosystems on or very near the equator.

Slowing the destruction of tropical rain forests may also slow the rise in atmospheric CO₂,because plants use carbon dioxide during photosynthesis.

The greenhouse gas is classified as any gas that

The gas bubbles trapped in alpine glaciers preserve an excellent record of past atmospheric composition,which can be correlated with temperature.

Of the following,one that actually reduces carbon dioxide emissions

Possible sources of methane from human activities include all of the following except

Concern about the greenhouse effect stems from

Uncertainty in projecting probable greenhouse-effect heating arises from uncertainty about

Signs of global warming are more evident in the northern hemisphere than in the southern hemisphere.

Studies of past correlations between climate and atmospheric composition allow us now to project atmospheric warming very precisely as a function of CO₂ concentration.

An animal that may need protection under the Endangered Species Act because of global warming

The albedo of the earth

The Arctic ice cap is more vulnerable to melting due to warming than is the Antarctic ice cap because

During the so-called Mini Ice Age,1650 to 1700,the number of sun spots recorded for any year within this 5-decade period

Melting permafrost poses no construction engineering problems.

This gas is a more efficient greenhouse gas in comparison to carbon dioxide,but it has a far lesser presence in earth's atmosphere

An El Nino event is likely to be associated with

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When glaciers retreat,

United Nations studies suggest that the impacts of global climate change are likely to be most severe in the highly industrialized countries.

The term "greenhouse effect" refers to an increase in atmospheric temperatures resulting from an increasing blanket of clouds around the earth.

The plants and animals that will be most negatively impacted by global warming are those having ecosystems on or very near the equator.

Slowing the destruction of tropical rain forests may also slow the rise in atmospheric CO2,because plants use carbon dioxide during photosynthesis.

The greenhouse gas is classified as any gas that

The gas bubbles trapped in alpine glaciers preserve an excellent record of past atmospheric composition,which can be correlated with temperature.

Of the following,one that actually reduces carbon dioxide emissions

Possible sources of methane from human activities include all of the following except

Concern about the greenhouse effect stems from

Uncertainty in projecting probable greenhouse-effect heating arises from uncertainty about

Signs of global warming are more evident in the northern hemisphere than in the southern hemisphere.

Studies of past correlations between climate and atmospheric composition allow us now to project atmospheric warming very precisely as a function of CO2 concentration.

An animal that may need protection under the Endangered Species Act because of global warming

The albedo of the earth

The Arctic ice cap is more vulnerable to melting due to warming than is the Antarctic ice cap because

During the so-called Mini Ice Age,1650 to 1700,the number of sun spots recorded for any year within this 5-decade period

Melting permafrost poses no construction engineering problems.

This gas is a more efficient greenhouse gas in comparison to carbon dioxide,but it has a far lesser presence in earth's atmosphere

An El Nino event is likely to be associated with

Planet and Population: An Overview

Rocks and Minerals-A First Look

Plate Tectonics

Earthquakes

Volcanoes

Streams and Flooding

Coastal Zones and Processes

Mass Movements

Ice and Glaciers,wind and Deserts

Ground Water and Water Resources

Weathering, erosion, and Soil Resources

Mineral and Rock Resources

Energy Resources-Fossil Fuels

Energy Resources-Alternative Sources

Waste Disposal

Water Pollution

Air Pollution

Environmental Law and Policy

Land-Use Planning and Engineering Geology

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Slowing the destruction of tropical rain forests may also slow the rise in atmospheric CO₂,because plants use carbon dioxide during photosynthesis.

Studies of past correlations between climate and atmospheric composition allow us now to project atmospheric warming very precisely as a function of CO₂ concentration.