Climate Change

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Which of these is a source of methane in the atmosphere? decomposition of trash, flatulence from livestock, mining, all of these!

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all of these!

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Where have some of the strongest and earliest impacts of global warming occurred? Options: in the tropics, in the northern latitudes, impacts of global warming are distributed equally all over the planet

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in the northern latitudes

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Compared to other greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide is very effective in trapping heat near the surface of the Earth.

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true

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Which of the following have been linked to climate change? Options: droughts, flooding, melting of polar ice caps, all of the above

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all of the above

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What is the best conclusion from the graph about atmospheric carbon dioxide levels?

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Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960.

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Climate change causes extreme weather conditions such as: excessive heat, drought, extreme storms.

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all of these

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Which of the Earth's ecosystems could be greatly impacted by climate change? Options: tropical rainforest, tundra, oceans, African Sahara desert

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oceans

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What will the melting of glaciers and polar ice caps result in?

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Sea-levels rising

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Weather

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the specific condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time

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What is the average weather for a particular time and region called?

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climate