Climate Change And Its Socio Economic And Political Dimensions Quiz 17 (25 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following human activities is a primary source for increasing amounts of the atmospheric greenhouse gas, Methane?

2. The average year round global temperature is

3. Which is NOT a sign the troposphere is warming?

4. If the Earth is like a greenhouse, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is like _____

5. Earth's temperature has fluctuated over time.

6. Earth would be too cold to support life without _____

7. Which has a lower albedo (absorbs the most sunlight), an asphalt parking lot or a snow-covered field?

8. Which activity is the largest source of U.S. greenhouse gases?

9. How does an increase in carbon dioxide affect global temperature?

10. What effect will longer summers have on nature?

11. Why does the melting arctic ice not directly raise sea level?

12. The UK had a Big Freeze event in 20 _____

13. What may have caused the increase in carbon dioxide in Keeling's measurements?

14. As greenhouse gasses increase, what happens to Earth's temperature?

15. An environment that is easily disturbed and difficult to restore

16. Which of these areas would the COLDEST?

17. Sea and land breezes over a large region that change direction with the seasons arecalled

18. Where are the atmospheric measurements of carbon dioxide taken?

19. Which of these descriptions applies to the stratosphere, not the troposphere?

20. As you travel from the North Pole toward the equator, you would expect to see

21. Areas defined by their geographical location and ecological similarity are called?

22. One possible explanation for past climate changes is the movement of Earth's _____ from their previous positions.

23. Because of its high _____, Mount Everest has a cool climate all year.

24. When ocean temperatures rise, _____ rises as well due to _____ melting.

25. What do scientists predict will happen to sea level if Global Warming continues?