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A History of Global Climate Change Answers

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Which of the following continents was not covered by ice during the Pleistocene ice age?

A
Europe
B
Asia
C
Australia
D
North America
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Which of the following best explains why air pollution that was once blamed for global cooling is now considered responsible for global warming?

A
Pollution began reflecting sunlight and heat rather than absorbing it.
B
Evidence of global warming became overwhelming.
C
Scientists mistakenly thought pollution reflected sunlight and heat rather than absorbed it.
D
Congress required scientists to assign a cause to global climate change.
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Greenhouse gases are essential to support life on earth.

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T
B
F
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Between 1940 and 1970 most scientists were already concerned about global warming.

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T
B
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Which of the following best describes the impact of glaciers upon the surface of the earth?

A
Ice buried continents under a few hundred feet of ice.
B
Glaciers scraped across the surface and altered landscapes and the course of rivers.
C
The passage of glaciers created new ecosystems.
D
All of the above.
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Global warming is a theory accepted by a majority of scientists.

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T
B
F
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Human activities _______.

A
exacerbate the natural greenhouse effect
B
create the greenhouse effect
C
diminish the greenhouse effect
D
eliminate the greenhouse effect
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During ices ages our planet supports more glaciers and deserts than forests.

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T
B
F
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Greenhouse gases are best described as _______.

A
the result of fossil fuel use
B
gases that cause the greenhouse effect
C
carbon dioxide and methane
D
gases that trap energy from the sun in Earth’s atmosphere
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“In a 2009 study, presented by the National Academy of Science, 97% of climate scientists agree that human activity is causing global warming." Which of the following statements is best supported by this study?

A
Most climate scientists dispute the theory of human influence on global warming.
B
Global warming is most likely alarmist propaganda based on false data.
C
Global warming is definitely not caused by human influence on nature.
D
Most climate scientists believe that there is evidence that explains global warming.

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