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Question 31

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Hurricanes and tornadoes are events taking place in the

A) mesosphere.
B) thermosphere.
C) stratosphere.
D) troposphere.

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Question 32

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The jet streams in the United States generally flow from west to east because of

A) ocean currents off the Pacific and Atlantic coastlines.
B) convection currents between the troposphere and stratosphere.
C) rotation of the Earth.
D) high pressure systems generated by the sun striking the North American continent.

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Which of the following gases by virtue of its enormous amount in the atmosphere has the greatest impact on global climate change?

If any component of the atmosphere causes an increase in the retention of energy,it

In the summer,some people place a windshield reflector in the front of their cars to reduce the buildup of heat inside the car.In the greenhouse effect,this would be most like

Farmers in North America in the next 50 years will likely experience

The 2007 Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reported that global climate change is

Rising GHGs in the 21st century most confidently predict

Which one of the following best illustrates a type of mitigation in response to global climate change?

The two highest levels of the atmosphere contain only small amounts of oxygen,nitrogen,and ozone.These layers are the

At an international conference on global climate change,a representative of a developing country admits that each year,his country contributes the same amount of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere as the United States.However,he argues that because his country has only 10% of the wealth of the United States,the United States should pay much more of the costs of adaptation.This representative's arguments illustrate the

-According to the latest government predictions shown in the figure above,in 40 years the Chicago,Illinois,climate will change to be most like the current climate in

Increasing levels of greenhouse gases have caused a

As climate change continues,we expect that the countries with the

Which of the following states will most likely experience the greatest warming in the next 50 years?

An ethical response to growing concern about climate change might be found by applying

Current levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide are

Which one of the following global climate changes is most associated with increased hurricane activity?

If global climate change causes rain and temperature patterns to shift dramatically in a region,

The best computer models of global climate change indicate that in the next 50 years