Section 3: Climate Change

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site where continuous CO2 records have been maintained since 1958

• a. carbon dioxide

• b. zooplankton

• c. Mauna Loa, Hawaii

• d. computer model

• e. global warming

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an increase in Earth’s average temperature, resulting from increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere

• a. carbon dioxide

• b. zooplankton

• c. Mauna Loa, Hawaii

• d. computer model

• e. global warming

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a greenhouse gas released from burning fossil fuels

• a. carbon dioxide

• b. zooplankton

• c. Mauna Loa, Hawaii

• d. computer model

• e. global warming

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a complex set of equations that account for many factors and require a great number of computations to solve

• a. carbon dioxide

• b. zooplankton

• c. Mauna Loa, Hawaii

• d. computer model

• e. global warming

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tiny, shrimp-like animals that many other marine animals depend on for food

• a. carbon dioxide

• b. zooplankton

• c. Mauna Loa, Hawaii

• d. computer model

• e. global warming

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Which of the following will require most developed countries to decrease emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases?

• a. Montreal Protocol

• b. Kyoto Protocol

• c. Emissions Reduction Act

• d. Reforestation Project

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Most of the warming that has been observed over the 20th century can be attributed to

• a. human activity.

• b. plant growth.

• c. glacial melting.

• d. droughts.

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The attempt to slow global warming is made difficult by

• a. economic factors.

• b. political factors.

• c. social factors.

• d. All of the above

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Which of the following is not a major greenhouse gas?

• a. water vapor

• b. carbon dioxide

• c. sulfur

• d. methane

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In an area away from forests and cities, geochemist Charles David Keeling measured the amount of

• a. ozone in the air.

• b. oxygen in the air.

• c. nitrous oxide in the air.

• d. carbon dioxide in the air.

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