4.1 Climate Change

Which would not cause ocean acidification?

• consuming electricity

• coral reef erosion

• deforestation

• transportation

The increase of which greenhouse gas due to human activity has had the greatest impact on global climate in the past century?

• carbon dioxide

• methane

• ozone

• water vapor

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How do volcanic eruptions affect global temperatures?

• warm the air because smoke and ash contribute to greenhouse gasses, then carbon dioxide cools the air.

• cool the air because smoke and ash block the sun, then carbon dioxide warms the air by contributing to greenhouse gases

• warm the air because carbon dioxide fumes block the sun, then smoke and ash cool the air by sealing holes in the ozone layer

• cool the air because smoke and ash mix with water vapor and form snow, then carbon dioxide warms the air by contributing to greenhouse gases.

Which of the following abiotic components are causing the coral reef to diminish and become weak and fragile?

• The temperature of the ocean is decreasing and the pH is decreasing making the ocean more acidic.

• The temperature of the ocean is decreasing and the pH is increasing making the ocean more basic.

• The temperature of the ocean is rising and the pH is decreasing making the ocean more acidic.

• The temperature of the ocean is rising and the pH is increasing making the ocean more basic.

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How do wildfires contribute to climate change?

• Wildfires have been going on for millenia and therefore have little effect on the climate

• The ash emitted from wildfires reflects UV light back to space, cooling the planet

• Humans stop most wildfires before they get too big reducing biodiversity

• When forests burn large amounts of CO2 are released into the atmosphere contributing to the greenhouse effect

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Which of the following is not a reason that the ocean affects climate?

• the high heat capacity of the ocean

• the ocean’s ability to produce energy

• the large amount of water contained in the ocean

• the ocean’s ability to exchange heat with the atmosphere

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Which of the following factors is not a change that can be contributed to El Niño (global changes in temperature and rainfall)?

• The warm waters of El Niño can bring drought to a particular area.

• The warm waters of El Niño can bring flooding to a particular area.

• The warm waters of El Niño can create a cold water upwelling in an area.

• The warm waters of El Niño can create a low pressure cell over an area.

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If the North Atlantic Gyre (a large circular current) did not exist, how would the climate of polar regions be different?

• The climate would be colder with less snowfall.

• The climate would be colder with more snowfall.

• The climate would be warmer with less snowfall.

• The climate would be warmer with more snowfall.

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The greenhouse effect, deforestation, and acid rain are a few major problems. These problems indicate which of the following is needed in human societies?

• the development of auto industries in developing nations

• cooperation between nations to reduce pollution

• an increase in the worldwide production of oil

• a reduction in reforesting efforts in certain regions

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Which of the following would be the most likely consequence a wetland’s destruction?

• The wetland plant species would emigrate to adjacent meadow habitats.

• Biodiversity in the wetland would increase

• Habitat fragmentation would decrease the carrying capacity of the area for many populations

• The wetland animal species would survive by interbreeding with non-wetland species

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