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Environmental Changes — Test

Question 20 • TPS EdX Biology

Which is a possible result of higher air temperatures caused by climate change?

Answer
A
decrease in strength of hurricanes
B
freezing of polar ice caps
C
increase in human population numbers
D
rapid evaporation of water in the soil

Explanation

Warmer air increases evaporation, so water can leave the soil more quickly and make it drier. Therefore, rapid evaporation of water in the soil is a possible result. Higher temperatures do not freeze polar ice caps, and they do not necessarily decrease hurricane strength or increase human population numbers.

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