1) What factors were the long-term influences on Earth’s climate before the indu

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1) What factors were the long-term influences on Earth’s climate before the industrial era?

Choose all that apply.

h) Humans burning wood for heating and cooking

2) In the 20th century:

Choose all that apply.

d) Carbon dioxide emissions have begun to decline due to restrictions in the Kyoto Protocol

3) The potential consequences of the oceans becoming less alkaline due to absorption of carbon dioxide include the following:

Choose all that apply.

e) Fish may suffer burns due to increased carbonic acid

4) Melting snow and ice in the Northern Hemisphere has resulted in:

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d) A measurable rise in sea level

a) Changes in atmospheric gases such as water vapor, carbon dioxide, and methane b) Methane emissions by belching dinosaurs c) Changes in the Earth’s orbit d) The gravitational effect of the moon e) Changes in the extent of ice and snow f) Solar output g) Continental drift

h) Humans burning wood for heating and cooking

2) In the 20th century:

Choose all that apply.

a)The earth has warmed 10 times faster than it did coming out of the last Ice Age b) Temperatures have been higher than any time in the last 800,000 years c) Temperatures in the top 1,000 feet of the ocean increased by about a half degree (Fahrenheit)

d) Carbon dioxide emissions have begun to decline due to restrictions in the Kyoto Protocol

3) The potential consequences of the oceans becoming less alkaline due to absorption of carbon dioxide include the following:

Choose all that apply.

a) Ocean creatures that have shells may become less abundant. b) Limestone on the sea floor will be reduced due to fewer carbonate ions in the ocean. c) Bones of larger sea creatures like dolphins and whales may become soft. d) The ocean food chain may be disrupted.

e) Fish may suffer burns due to increased carbonic acid

4) Melting snow and ice in the Northern Hemisphere has resulted in:

Choose all that apply.

a) Increases in penguin populations b) Increases in the depth of permafrost layers c) Decreases in the size of many glaciers

d) A measurable rise in sea level

Explanation / Answer

1) Prior to industrial era, the reasons for changes in temperature of earth were natural phenomena like changes in solar energy, volcanic eruptions, and natural changes in greenhouse gas.

so option f is correct

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