Quiz about 7.6 - 3 Human Activities and Global Climate Change

Question 1

Continuing rise in the average temperature of Earth's climate system

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Global warming

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Climate

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Climate change

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Greenhouse gases

Question 2

What does the attached picture describe?

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Global warming

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Atomic energy

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Sun aging

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The rotation of Earth

Question 3

Prevailing weather patterns for a particular region

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Climate

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Global warming

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Fossil fuels

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Greenhouse gases

Question 4

Gas in the atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation within the thermal infrared range

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Greenhouse gases

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Fossil fuels

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Climate change

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Global warming

Question 5

Fossil fuels

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A natural, nonrenewable fuel such as coal, oil, or natural gas formed over a very long time in the geological past from the remains of living organisms

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Prevailing weather patterns for a particular region

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Gas in the atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation within the thermal infrared range

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Continuing rise in the average temperature of Earth's climate system

Question 6

What has been the leading cause of global warming over the last 100 years?

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Fossil fuels

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Atomic energy

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Sun aging

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The rotation of Earth

Question 7

Long-term change in the prevailing weather patterns

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Climate change

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Fossil fuels

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Global warming

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Climate

Question 8

All of the following are indicators of global warming over the last 100 years EXCEPT -

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Decreasing sea levels

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Increased temperature

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Increased precipitation

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Ice and snow melting sooner

Question 9

A steady increase in global temperature has been recorded between 1900 and today. Before concluding that this rise in temperature is the result of the increased burning of fossil fuels since that same time, which of the following questions would have to be answered?

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What, if any, temperature rise was occurring prior to 1900?

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What is the CO2 content in one metric ton of fossil fuels?

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Which gases are released when burning fossil fuels?

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How have humans adapted to temperature change?

Question 10

The graph shows data on the carbon dioxide emitted when producing different foods.

(See Attached Graph)

Which of the following claims is supported by the data?

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Carbon emissions are higher for the production of beef than for chicken and pork combined.

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The highest carbon emissions come from the production of dairy products.

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Producing 1 lb of carrots results in more CO2 emissions than producing 1 lb of tomatoes.

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Producing food from plants results in more carbon dioxide emissions than from animals.

Question 11

The pie chart shows percentages of carbon dioxide (CO2 ) emissions by sector.

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The greatest reduction in carbon dioxide emissions could be achieved if it were possible to reduce, by half, which source of emissions?

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Energy production

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Land use

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Waste

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Industrial processes

Question 12

What evidence would support the claim that an increase in human population contributes to the emission of greenhouse gases?

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Data showing that the ten countries with the largest populations are the ten countries that produce the most greenhouse gases

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Data showing that greenhouse gas production has leveled off once the global population reached a certain number

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Data showing that the amount of greenhouse gases produced varies with the level of development a country has reached

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Data showing that greenhouse gas emissions for each individual human has dropped over the last thirty years

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