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10 Cards in this Set
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Average temperatures have climbed 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit around the world since 1880. T/F
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China is feeling the affects the most. T/F
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Arctic ice is rapidly disappearing, and the region may have its first completely ice-free summer by 2011 or earlier. T/F
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Industrialization, deforestation, and pollution have greatly decreased atmospheric concentrations of water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide, all greenhouse gases that help trap heat near Earth's surface. T/F
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The Earth was formed about 4,540,000,000 years ago. T/F
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The year ____ was the warmest of record.
A. 1995 B. 1982 C. 1998 6 |
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About __% of the annual increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide is due to the burning of fossil fuels.
A. 33% B. 75% C. 92% 7 |
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Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses, and scooters) account for __% of all transport-related energy use.
A. 80% B. 50% C. 20% 8 |
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The current world population is 6,805,652,275. T/F
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The last Ice Age began to recede about _____ years ago.
A. 100,000 B. 20,000 C. 200 10 |
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