Climate Change And Its Socio Economic And Political Dimensions Quiz 16 (25 MCQs)

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1. If coal consumption continues to increase rapidly, what impact will it most likely have on the environment?

2. Which statement is true of earthquakes?

3. Global air temperatures near Earth's surface have gone up about _____ degrees Fahrenheit in the past 100 years.

4. What would the Earth be like if there were more heat-trapping gases?

5. What gas is released when fossil fuels are burned?

6. Which of the following are examples of human activities that can alter the global carbon cycle?

7. The process by which water, ice, wind or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.

8. Because Earth's axis is _____, the hemispheres receive different amounts of solar energy at different times.

9. Global warming is one type of _____

10. What has caused the average sea level around the world to rise?

11. What will cause an increase in evaporation?

12. When gas, oil, and coal are burned, _____ is added to the atmosphere.

13. Which of the following summarizes how deep ocean currents form?

14. The amount of carbon dioxide emissions for which an individual or group is responsible is called a

15. What is the energy transformation that occurs in photosynthesis?

16. Which of the following is not an example of methods used for long-term climate reconstructions?

17. Trees are so important to our environment because they absorb (sink) which greenhouse gas?

18. When solar energy hits the earth

19. Major greenhouse gases are

20. The amount of carbon dioxide emissions for which an individual or group is responsible is known as a

21. The land on the _____ side of the mountain range is in the rain shadow and drier.

22. How can coral be bleached?

23. Which century was the wettest of the last millenium?

24. Gradual increase in global temp due to higher concentration of carbon dioxide

25. In 2019, CO2 levels were up by _____ ppm from when measurements began in 1958.