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Climate Change And Its Socio Economic And Political Dimensions Quiz 29 (25 MCQs)

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1. When sunlight reaches the Earth, some of its heat and energy is reflected back into space. Carbon dioxide and other gases in Earth's atmosphere block some of that sun-heat from escaping, leading to a warmer Earth. This is called
2. What is the difference between weather and climate?
3. What is one way that carbon enters the atmosphere?
4. A natural disaster occurs when a natural hazard _____
5. As the seas get warm what is more likely to occur?
6. Roots are necessary to
7. Which of the following habitats probably has the greatest number of plant and animal species?
8. Which of the following would rising sea levels NOT effect?
9. How has global warming made it more difficult for polar bears to hunt the seals they feed on?
10. Which of the following is a human cause of climate change?
11. A period of time in between the last glaciation period, temperatures are warmer, and glaciers are in retreat.
12. This action is what happens when weather conditions change in a specific area.
13. The effect on Earth of gases that trap the sun's radiation in the troposphere and raises global temperatures is the
14. Clues to ancient climates were like come from _____
15. Which of the following would not be a consequence of an increase in global temperature
16. Dust and gas released into the upper atmosphere by _____ tend to scatter and reflect solar radiation away from Earth.
17. What could be a negative effectof global warming?
18. Which species is threatened by the increased winter flow in streams due to global warming?
19. Increased level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have been responsible for which result over the last 50 years?
20. One of the major difference between freshwater and marine ecosystems is:
21. CFC's are environmentally significant because
22. What does the term "anthropogenic" mean?
23. Carbon Dioxide-2 Truths and a Lie, Pick a lie
24. "The sun is shining, the high today will be 95* and the low will be 50*; the wind is blowing 8 mph" .This is an example of _____
25. If the gases in the Earth's atmosphere did not create a natural greenhouse effect, the average temperature on Earth would be _____
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