Global Climate Change

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Typically, the closer you are to the equator the cooler the environment will be. True or False?

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False

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Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas? Options: methane, carbon dioxide, oxygen, water vapor

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oxygen

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Do plants play an important role in regulating the amount of CO₂ in the earth's atmosphere because they perform photosynthesis?

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true

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Methane's chemical symbol is

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CH₄

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The earth is about ________ years old. Options: 5 years old, 5,000 years old, 50 trillion years old, 5 billion years old

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5 billion years old

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When burned, fossil fuel are considered one of the biggest air pollutants.

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true

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Are climate change and ozone depletion the same concept?

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No, they are not the same concept.

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The U.S. emits about __________ metric tons of CO₂ each year.

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6.4 billion

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Factors that can influence climate change are: greenhouse gases only, greenhouse gases, ozone depletion, and latitude, greenhouse gases, latitude, and sunspot cycles, sunspot cycles, ozone depletion, and latitude

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greenhouse gases, latitude, and sunspot cycles

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CO₂ : __________ (Options: 150 years, 10 years, 300 years, 100 years)

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100 years