Climate Change And Its Socio Economic And Political Dimensions Quiz 19 (30 MCQs)

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1. A gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation, e.g., carbon dioxide and chlorofluorocarbons.
2. Carbon in the slow track carbon cycle takes between ..... to move from one reservoir to another.
3. Which has the highest albedo (reflects the most sunlight)?
4. Which of the following indicates the pathway of water through a plant?
5. Eccentricity influences the shape of the Earth's orbit around the sun. As eccentricity increases, the shape of Earth's orbit becomes more .....
6. Where can you find carbon?
7. Which of the following has been attributed the cause for global climate change?
8. What happens when energy from the Sun encounters a white surface (ice or snow)? The energy is:
9. Chloroflurocarbons are found in
10. What is the most common greenhouse gas? (makes up 80% of US greenhouse gas)
11. Adding heat to something increases its ..... energy.
12. How does planting trees reduce the greenhouse effect?
13. Which of the following are things we can do to reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
14. What is happening to coral reefs around the world?
15. Which sentence from the article best supports the idea that the warming climate is harming our planet?
16. A natural hazard occurs when natural physical processes become .....
17. Which observation describes a change in climate rather than a change in weather?
18. The movement of carbon, in its many forms, between the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and geosphere is:
19. How long does it take the Earth to rotate on its axis?
20. When large amounts of carbon dioxide dissolve in the oceans, what is the result?
21. A periodic change in air pressure, wind patterns, ocean temperature, and ocean circulation in the Pacific Ocean.
22. How much is the global temperature expected to rise in the next 80 years?
23. Which receives the most solar radiation?
24. When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the as carbon dioxide.
25. Which of the following processes contribute to the movement of water in the atmosphere?
26. Which describes the changes in the levels of the atmospheric greenhouse gas, methane, over the last 50 years?
27. The layer closest to the Earth, where all our weather occurs is called the
28. Ice caps and glaciers have experienced a ..... amount of melting recently, compared to past decades
29. What is the enhanced greenhouse effect?
30. What can you do to help slow down global warming?