Question 1

All of the following are anthropogenic factors contributing to climate change EXCEPT ______________

Accepted Answer

A)  breathing
B)  the combustion of fossil fuels
C)  raising livestock
D)  growing rice
E)  deforestation

Question 2

Explain how climate change can affect agriculture and forestry.

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The overall effect of a warmer climate o...

Question 3

Public transportation is ______________

Accepted Answer

A)  a reliable and convenient option in most U.S.communities
B)  currently serving only 3% -4% of passenger trips in the U.S.
C)  more widely used in the United States than in Europe
D)  already declining in use in most U.S.cities.
E)  more widely used in the United States than in Canada

Question 4

Describe how freshwater ecosystems face challenges of global climate change.

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In regions where climate change increase...

Question 5

Which of the following greenhouse gases has (have) experienced at least a 50% increase in atmospheric concentration since 1750?

Accepted Answer

A)  carbon dioxide and methane
B)  carbon dioxide,methane,and nitrous oxide
C)  methane only
D)  nitrous oxide only
E)  carbon dioxide only

Question 6

Briefly explain why water vapor may either contribute to or slow global warming.

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If temperatures continue to rise,the oce...

Question 7

Distinguish between the terms weather and climate,and briefly discuss how each affects species distribution within ecosystems.

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Weather describes short -term atmospheri...

Question 8

Earth's atmosphere can cause global warming because ________________

Accepted Answer

A)  molecules in the atmosphere trap heat radiated from Earth's surface
B)  plants release CO2
C)  fossil fuels release heat when they are burned
D)  warm air cannot escape,as in a greenhouse
E)  plants absorb CO2

Question 9

The Kyoto Protocol ______________

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

What proportion of incoming solar radiation reaches Earth's surface?

Accepted Answer

A)  67%
B)  47%
C)  54%
D)  77%
E)  7%

Question 11

Evidence from polar ice core analysis shows that,until now,global carbon dioxide levels have never exceeded ______________ ppm in the last 800,000 years.

Accepted Answer

A)  25
B)  300
C)  200
D)  1000
E)  500

Question 12

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is an international panel that ______________

Accepted Answer

A)  constructed the Kyoto Protocol
B)  reports on how climate change influences wildlife,ecosystems,and society
C)  performed the research included in the climate change findings
D)  could not achieve its objectives because of lack of popular support
E)  fines companies that pollute

Question 13

The average automobile is only about ______________% efficient at moving itself down the road.

Accepted Answer

A)  27
B)  14
C)  62
D)  6) 5
E)  85

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Briefly explain why water vapor may either contribute to or slow global warming.

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The Kyoto Protocol ______________

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Distinguish between the terms weather and climate,and briefly discuss how each affects species distribution within ecosystems.

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