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Climate Change And Its Socio Economic And Political Dimensions Quiz 10 (25 MCQs)

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1. Albedo affects climate on what level?
2. What effect does a large body of water usually have on a nearby landmass?
3. Global sea level has risen by about how many inches since reliable record keeping began in 1880.
4. What effect is the melting of glaciers already havin on sea level?
5. Prevailing winds move
6. Which of the following is a positive feedback loop?
7. Changes in the pathway of the Earth around the sun
8. The goal of mitigation strategies is to
9. Which of the following can be defined as the state of the atmosphere ate any given place and time?
10. Which is not a major contributor to global warming?
11. What does the IPCC stand for?
12. What are sunspots?
13. Which natural process breaks down dead matter into its chemical and mineral components that can be used by other organisms?
14. A person who studies climate is called a _____
15. Significant change in climate, such as temperature/precipitation lasting for an extended period
16. Particulate matter is one major air pollutant. Why is it dangerous?
17. An example of a climate change mitigation strategy is
18. Which is true of greenhouse gases?
19. Which human activity has had the most POSITIVE ecological impact on the environment?
20. Since when has Exxon known that it's products cause climate change?
21. The kangaroo rat is able to get all of the water it needs through it's food and therefore, never needs to drink liquid. This animal has adapted to survive in which biome?
22. Elevation is a factor in climate because under most conditions,
23. Which is not a type of air pollution?
24. A continuous record of annual average atmospheric CO$_{2}$ concentrations from Mauna Loa, Hawaii, reveals
25. The El Nino is caused by
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