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What are Representative concentration pathways(RCPs)?

Which is NOT a greenhouse gas?

Envirothon Pa - 2025 Current events #1

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1
Which is NOT a greenhouse gas?
Argon Dioxide
Nitrous oxide
F-gases
water vapor
2
What are Representative concentration pathways(RCPs)?
A set of scenarios used to predict the change in global average temperature
A graph detailing human deforestation patterns
A set of scenarios used to predict the impacts of rising water levels
A graph used to predict the total amount of greenhouse gases emitted
3
Which of the following is NOT a result of climate change?
Increases in ocean temperatures, sea level, and acidity
Shifts in ecosystem characteristics
Increasing frequencies in supernatural events in Earth's atmosphere
Changes in the frequency, intensity, and duration of extreme weather events
4
Which gases have the highest global warming potential(GWP)?
Carbon Dioxide
Methane
F-gases
Water vapor
5
Climate is the short term average of the weather in an given place
False
True
6
what is the "Greenhouse effect"?
Gases are released into the atmosphere to slow the release of heat to space
Sunlight is magnified by glass to provide more energy to plants
a chemical effect used to artificially paint large houses green
Solar radiation escaping into space due to gases breaking the atmosphere
7
Feedbacks that offset the change in climate are called negative feedbacks
True
False
8
What effect can Aerosol have on the atmosphere?
No effect
Only warming effect
Both warming and cooling
Only cooling effect
9
How many people live in areas vulnerable to climate change?
EVERYONE, NOBODY IS SAFE
3.6 Billion
6.3 Billion
NOBODY, EVERYONE IS SAFE
10
Which of the following are the LEAST vulnerable to climate change?
The poor
The rich
Elderly
Children