Human Activities and Global Warming

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What is global warming?

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the increasing temperature of Earth's atmosphere

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What is greenhouse effect?

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warm atmosphere around Earth caused by trapped sun's radiation

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How does urbanization affect an area?

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increase the risk of flooding in an area

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Which strategy reduces the amount of carbon dioxide generated by power plants? Options: removing sulfur from coal, stop generating electricity, capture carbon dioxide emission, reduce the amount of natural gas in generating energy

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reduce the amount of natural gas in generating energy

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How agriculture can negatively impact the environment?

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Farmers use fertilizers which contaminate rivers and streams.

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What natural resource is commonly obtained by surface mining?

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coal

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Why hydrofracking is performed?

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to increase the flow of natural gas from the well

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What is the major advantage that alternate energy has over fossil fuels?

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Alternate energy reduces the amount of carbon dioxide ejected into the atmosphere.

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Which of the following types of alternate energy is commonly located near the coast of North Carolina? wind energy, solar energy, nuclear energy, geothermal energy

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wind energy

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Which risk is associated with oil drilling?

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It can lead to an oil spill in the middle of the ocean.