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Which statement best describes the position of the Intergovernmental Panel on Cl

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Which statement best describes the position of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change? Scientists agree that global warming is occurring but they don't agree on the cause. Scientists agree that global warming is occurring and that humans are the cause Scientists are still reviewing data and creating models so they don't have a position yet Scientists agree that global warm is not occurring. Which of the following statements most closely describes the average global temperature in the last 100 years It has decreased 1 degree F in 100 years. It has decreased 10 degrees F in the last 100 years. It has increased 1 degree Fin the last 100 years. It has increased 10 degrees F in the last 100 years. Should people in the U.S. be concerned about melting polar glaciers and ice caps? We do not need to be concerned because it does not affect the U.S. population. We do not need to be concerned because whatever effect it has on the U.S. will not be seen for thousands of years. We should be concerned because rising sea levels will affect the 70% of the U S population living within an hour of the coast. We should be concerned because polar bears will lose their habitat and migrate to the Pacific coast. What was the goal of the global climate summit held in December 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark? A decision regarding whether global warming is real and/or caused by humans. An agreement to stop producing all greenhouse gases worldwide. A global law requiring governments to measure their own carbon dioxide emissions. A global climate bill to reduce carbon dioxide levels worldwide. A species found ONLY within a certain region is said to be _______ to that region. endemic naturalized climactic latitudinal dominant What happens to coral reefs when the water temperature increases by 1-2 degrees Celsius? Corals grow faster and bigger with an increase in water temperature. The symbiotic algae leave the coral and the coral dies in a process called coral bleaching. Temperature has no effect on coral because corals are very tolerant organisms. Corals become more colorful because of the growth of symbiotic algae.

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34. Should people in the U.S. be concerned about melting polar glaciers and ice caps?

Ans.: C) We should be concerned because rising sea levels will affect the 70% of the U.S. population living within an hour of the coast.

35. What was the goal of the global climate summit held in December 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark?

Ans.: C) A global law requiring governments to measure their own carbon dioxide emissions.

36. A species found ONLY within a certain region is said to be ______ to that region.

Ans.: A) endemic

37. What happens to coral reefs when the water temperature increases by 1-2 degrees Celsius?

Ans.: B) The symbiotic algae leave the coral and the coral dies in a process called coral bleaching.