Environmental Science: Climate Change

How would the carbon dioxide emissions trading bill, cap and trade, impact global climate change?

• Limits would be placed on greenhouse gas emissions. Permits would be needed to produce more pollution.

• Greenhouse gas production would be banned

• For every ton of carbon produced an equal value of trees would need to be planted.

• Stict limits would be set on the amount of greenhouse gas emissions could be produced.

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Which of these is not an example of carbon sequestration?

• planting more trees and green spaces

• Reducing coal based electricity

• Fertilizing the ocean with iron to encourage algae growth.

• all of the above

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Which surface has the least albedo affect?

• ocean water

• areas with lots of plant cover

• dark exposed soil

• snow

The majority of the scientific community disagrees with the conclusion that global climate change is due to human actions.

• true

• false

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What effects does global climate change have on the water cycle?

• Increases the rate of evaporation from land

• Increases the rate of evaporation from the sea

• Increases the amount of water vapor the atmosphere can hold

• all of the above

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Why would the loss of mountain glaciers be a bad thing?

• Countries are dependent on plants and animals that live in those upper elevations

• Most of the major rivers are fed by melting glaciers

• The economy of these countries is dependent on the export of ice

• People aren't affected by the melting of mountain glaciers

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The melting of land ice worldwide has what impact on ocean levels?

• Seal levels rise

• Sea levels are unaffected

• Sea levels decrease

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The majority of the sea ice is located

• Antarctica and Greenland

• North America

• Arctic

• South Africa

If the Great Ocean Conveyor belt was disrupted which of these continental areas would be impacted the most?

• Europe

• North America

• Australia

• South Africa

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Which of these is an observable impact of global climate change?

• Glaciers are shrinking

• Growing seasons are becoming longer in some areas

• The range of insects is increasing

• all of the above

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