Environmental Science Questions And
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Describe vthe vcorrelation vbetween vcarbon vdioxide v(CO2) vand vtemperature.Why vis vthis vimportant vfor
vunderstanding vclimate vchange? v- vAnswer v- vThe vcorrelation vbetween vCO2 vand vtemperature vis
vessentially vthat vwhen vCO2 vlevels vrise, vthe vEarth's vtemperature vrises. vThis vis vimportant vfor
vunderstanding vclimate vchange vbecause vCO2 vlevels vrising vare vthe vcause vfor vEarth's vtemperature vto
vrise. vSomeone vmust vunderstand vthat vto vunderstand vwhy vthe vtemperature vis vincreasing.
What vis va vrenewable vresource vversus vnonrenewable? vGive van vexample vof veach. v- vAnswer v- vA
vrenewable vresource vis va vresource vthat vnaturally vregenerates vitself vthrough vnature. vAn vexample vof vthis
vis voxygen. vOxygen vis vnot vman-made, voxygen v"replenishes" vitself vonce vsome vhas vbeen vused. vA
vnonrenewable vsource vis vthe vopposite. vThis vis vwhen vthere vis vonly va vlimited vsupply vof va vresource vand
vcan vnot vbe vremade vonce vit vis vused vup. vAn vexample vis voil.
In vthe vglobal vagreement vto vreduce vCO2 vemmissons, vwhich vtype vof vresource vshould vwe vbe vusing vmore?
vExplain vyour vanswer. v- vAnswer v- vTo vreduce vCO2 vemissions, vwe vneed vto vbe vusing vmore vrenewable
vresources vbecause vthey vare vless vharmful vto vthe vplanet vand vthere vis vnot vas vmuch vof va vshortage vof
vthem vas vnonrenewable vresources. vA vmajor vproblem vin vthe vworld vis vthe vshortage vof voil vand vcoal
v(nonrenewable vresources) vand vare vcausing vCO2 vlevels vto vrise.
Explain v3 vpredicted vimpacts vof vglobal vclimate vchange. v- vAnswer v- vThree vpredicted vimpacts von vglobal
vclimate vchange vare vsea vlevels vrising, vdrought, vand vice vmelting vthroughout vthe vworld.
Without vthe vgreenhouse veffect, vEarth's vatmosphere vwould vbe v_____ vto vsupport vlife. v- vAnswer v- vToo
vcold
The vmost vsignificant vgreenhouse vgas vemitted vin vlarge vquantities vby vhuman vsociety vis... v- vAnswer v- vCO2
Greenhouse vEffect v- vAnswer v- vAn vincrease vin vEarth's vaverage vtemperature vfrom vthe vbuildup vof vcarbon
vdioxide vand vother vgases vin vthe vatmosphere vis vcalled
According vto vcomputer vmodels, vmost vcoastal vareas vwill vexperience vwhat veffect vof vglobal vwarming? v-
vAnswer v- vFlooding
Describe vthe vmeasurements vof vCO2 vlevels vin vthe vatmosphere vsince v1950 v(the vKeeling vcurve)? v-
vAnswer v- vLevels vof vCO2 vwere vsteady vuntil vthe vmid-1970s, vwhen vthey vbegan vto vincrease vrapidly
Climate v- vAnswer v- vThe vlong-term, vprevailing vatmospheric vconditions
Sequence vof vlayers vof vthe vatmosphere vstarting vfrom vthe vlayer vclosest vto vEarth v- vAnswer v-
vTroposphere-stratosphere-mesosphere-thermosphere
The v__________ vwas van vinternational vagreement vpresented vin v1997 vthat vattempted vto vlimit vcarbon
vdioxide v(CO2) vemissions vfrom vdeveloped vcountries. v- vAnswer v- vThe vKyoto vProtocol
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Describe vthe vcorrelation vbetween vcarbon vdioxide v(CO2) vand vtemperature.Why vis vthis vimportant vfor
vunderstanding vclimate vchange? v- vAnswer v- vThe vcorrelation vbetween vCO2 vand vtemperature vis
vessentially vthat vwhen vCO2 vlevels vrise, vthe vEarth's vtemperature vrises. vThis vis vimportant vfor
vunderstanding vclimate vchange vbecause vCO2 vlevels vrising vare vthe vcause vfor vEarth's vtemperature vto
vrise. vSomeone vmust vunderstand vthat vto vunderstand vwhy vthe vtemperature vis vincreasing.
What vis va vrenewable vresource vversus vnonrenewable? vGive van vexample vof veach. v- vAnswer v- vA
vrenewable vresource vis va vresource vthat vnaturally vregenerates vitself vthrough vnature. vAn vexample vof vthis
vis voxygen. vOxygen vis vnot vman-made, voxygen v"replenishes" vitself vonce vsome vhas vbeen vused. vA
vnonrenewable vsource vis vthe vopposite. vThis vis vwhen vthere vis vonly va vlimited vsupply vof va vresource vand
vcan vnot vbe vremade vonce vit vis vused vup. vAn vexample vis voil.
In vthe vglobal vagreement vto vreduce vCO2 vemmissons, vwhich vtype vof vresource vshould vwe vbe vusing vmore?
vExplain vyour vanswer. v- vAnswer v- vTo vreduce vCO2 vemissions, vwe vneed vto vbe vusing vmore vrenewable
vresources vbecause vthey vare vless vharmful vto vthe vplanet vand vthere vis vnot vas vmuch vof va vshortage vof
vthem vas vnonrenewable vresources. vA vmajor vproblem vin vthe vworld vis vthe vshortage vof voil vand vcoal
v(nonrenewable vresources) vand vare vcausing vCO2 vlevels vto vrise.
Explain v3 vpredicted vimpacts vof vglobal vclimate vchange. v- vAnswer v- vThree vpredicted vimpacts von vglobal
vclimate vchange vare vsea vlevels vrising, vdrought, vand vice vmelting vthroughout vthe vworld.
Without vthe vgreenhouse veffect, vEarth's vatmosphere vwould vbe v_____ vto vsupport vlife. v- vAnswer v- vToo
vcold
The vmost vsignificant vgreenhouse vgas vemitted vin vlarge vquantities vby vhuman vsociety vis... v- vAnswer v- vCO2
Greenhouse vEffect v- vAnswer v- vAn vincrease vin vEarth's vaverage vtemperature vfrom vthe vbuildup vof vcarbon
vdioxide vand vother vgases vin vthe vatmosphere vis vcalled
According vto vcomputer vmodels, vmost vcoastal vareas vwill vexperience vwhat veffect vof vglobal vwarming? v-
vAnswer v- vFlooding
Describe vthe vmeasurements vof vCO2 vlevels vin vthe vatmosphere vsince v1950 v(the vKeeling vcurve)? v-
vAnswer v- vLevels vof vCO2 vwere vsteady vuntil vthe vmid-1970s, vwhen vthey vbegan vto vincrease vrapidly
Climate v- vAnswer v- vThe vlong-term, vprevailing vatmospheric vconditions
Sequence vof vlayers vof vthe vatmosphere vstarting vfrom vthe vlayer vclosest vto vEarth v- vAnswer v-
vTroposphere-stratosphere-mesosphere-thermosphere
The v__________ vwas van vinternational vagreement vpresented vin v1997 vthat vattempted vto vlimit vcarbon
vdioxide v(CO2) vemissions vfrom vdeveloped vcountries. v- vAnswer v- vThe vKyoto vProtocol
