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- 1. Multiple Choice
Pick the letter of the term that best matches the description.
site where continuous CO2 records have been maintained since 1958
a. carbon dioxide
b. zooplankton
c. Mauna Loa, Hawaii
d. computer model
e. global warming
- 2. Multiple Choice
Pick the letter of the term that best matches the description.
an increase in Earth’s average temperature, resulting from increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
a. carbon dioxide
b. zooplankton
c. Mauna Loa, Hawaii
d. computer model
e. global warming
- 3. Multiple Choice
Pick the letter of the term that best matches the description.
a greenhouse gas released from burning fossil fuels
a. carbon dioxide
b. zooplankton
c. Mauna Loa, Hawaii
d. computer model
e. global warming
- 4. Multiple Choice
Pick the letter of the term that best matches the description.
a complex set of equations that account for many factors and require a great number of computations to solve
a. carbon dioxide
b. zooplankton
c. Mauna Loa, Hawaii
d. computer model
e. global warming
- 5. Multiple Choice
Pick the letter of the term that best matches the description.
tiny, shrimp-like animals that many other marine animals depend on for food
a. carbon dioxide
b. zooplankton
c. Mauna Loa, Hawaii
d. computer model
e. global warming
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following will require most developed countries to decrease emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases?
a. Montreal Protocol
b. Kyoto Protocol
c. Emissions Reduction Act
d. Reforestation Project
- 7. Multiple Choice
Most of the warming that has been observed over the 20th century can be attributed to
a. human activity.
b. plant growth.
c. glacial melting.
d. droughts.
- 8. Multiple Choice
The attempt to slow global warming is made difficult by
a. economic factors.
b. political factors.
c. social factors.
d. All of the above
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not a major greenhouse gas?
a. water vapor
b. carbon dioxide
c. sulfur
d. methane
- 10. Multiple Choice
In an area away from forests and cities, geochemist Charles David Keeling measured the amount of
a. ozone in the air.
b. oxygen in the air.
c. nitrous oxide in the air.
d. carbon dioxide in the air.
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