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1
The main cause of Global Warming is?
Factories
None of the above
The Greenhouse Effect
Increase in sun rays
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Sea levels will rise how much by the end of the century?
52 inches
0
5.8 feet
7-23 inches
3
Throughout the Earth’s history, temperatures have often been warmer than now.
False
True
4
One person can’t make a difference
False
True
5
How many trees are cut down each year
450 Million
2 Million
900 Million
5.9 Billion
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Carbon dioxide emitted from humans is bad for the trees
True
Sometimes
False
7
What is the definition of global warming?
increase in the temp. of the earth strictly in the Arctic
increase in the temp. of the earth only during the winter
a decrease in the temperature of the earth's atmosphere
an increase in the temperature of the earth's atmosphere
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Rising global temperature means everything except...
Losing your home and other important buildings
habitat gain
Paying more for food
Higher risk of contracting a disease like malaria and more
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What is the most abundant greenhouse gas on Earth?
sulfur hexafluoride
methane
carbon dioxide
water vapor
10
Climate-state of the atmosphere at a place and time such as wet or dry, cold or hot-short term
True
Only sometimes
False
11
How much Arctic ice is melting in a day?
approximately 54,000 square kilometers
near 20,000 square kilometers
almost 90,000 miles
around 160,000,000 meters
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What explains this variation in temperatures?
Global cooling as result of the Renaissance Period
Pollution form factories and other human causes
Natural variation in the Earths temperatures
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Which releases more CO2 into the air?
Cars
Wildfires
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We could stop global warming if we wanted to
true
false
