Climate Change

Fossil fuels are _____________-containing fuels that formed millions of years ago from organisms

• carbon

• oxygen

• lead

• nitrogen

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The release of products of combustion into the air often causes the formation of ozone near the surface of Earth. This ground-level ozone damages plants and affects their ability to absorb carbon dioxide. What most likely caused the doubling of ground-level ozone since 1850?

• greater use of nuclear fuel

• Emissions from vehicles & industrial processes

• extinction of certain animal species

• composition of the upper atmosphere

The release of primary air pollutants, such as carbon monoxide, VOCs, and particulate matter can lead to

• lung irritation and damage

• breathing problems

• damage to ecosystems and acid rain

• all of these

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The Clean Air Act reduces ___________ of pollutants that harm human health and lead to environmental problems.

• groundwater

• emissions

• diversions

• byproducts

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The oceans affect climate by transporting heat and absorbing _________________.

• oxygen

• ozone

• carbon dioxide

• nitrogen

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During a/an _________________ event, surface water becomes warmer than usual in the Pacific Ocean, which causes rainstorms and flooding in typically dry areas of land.

• inversion

• El Nino

• pollution

• global warming

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Ice sheets in Antarctica are melting and breaking off into the ocean at a rate that is alarming to scientists.

• True

• False

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Deforestation does not have an effect on climate, because plants and trees cycle CO2 out of the atmosphere.

• True

• False

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The 3 main factors that influence Earth’s climate are: the sun, global wind patterns, and _____________.

• salinity

• topography

• the oceans

• Earth's orbit

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A natural process in which certain gases in the atmosphere keep heat near the surface of the Earth and prevent it from radiating into space.

• climate

• the greenhouse effect

• El Nino

• emission

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