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Since the beginning of the Industrial revolution, the acidity of the ocean surface has increased by what percentage?
30%
A warmer world is least likely to result in...
Increased moderate weather
Tetratogens...
Cause birth defects
Researchers Rowlad and Molia in 1974 came to all fo the following conclusions about CFCs except
CFCs combine with water vapor and are responsible for acid rain
Some people believe the sun has become hotter and is responsible for global warming. Data about which of the following disputes that claim?
The stratosphere being cooler than the troposphere
"Methane Time Bombs" is a phrase associated with which of the following?
Methane released from permafrost
It has been suggested that the threat of global warming can be addressed by all of the following geoengineering strategies except ...
Covering the oceans with styrofoam chips
Carbon dioxide reached what level in 2010?
389 PPM
Which of the following is not a precaution to follow in order to reduce exposure to UV radiation?
Limit exposure to UV radiation on overcast days
"What is the minimum period of time for
30 years
"What was the concentration of carbon dioxide at the start of the industrial revolution?
280 ppm
DDT, PCBs, Atrazine, Bishenol-A, and phthalates are all examples of what?
Horomonally Active Agents
Methane locked in permafrost of the soils of the tundra contains ___ times the amount of carbon dioxide released from burning fossil fuels each year.
50-60
Tuberculosis is caused by
Bacteria
Six methods that governemnts can use to promote solutions to climate disruptions include of the following except
Curb economic growth
Global outbreak of an infectious disease is called a ...
Pandemic
Which statement is true?
Some chemicals, whether synthetic or natural, are safe and others are deadly
The following is a list of possible climate change tipping points, except for one. Choose the one that is not a tipping point.
Expansion of the Amazon Rainforest
All of the following are examples of recuding CO2 by collecting and storing greenhouse gasses except:
Draining wetlands
This relates to the increase in potentially toxic substances as they move through foot chains.
Biological magnification
Oceans absorb 25-30% of CO2. As oceans rise in temperature, their absorbtion of CO2:
Decreases
Climate models predict global warming will be the worst in which regions?
Polar regions
CCS techniques have all of the following problems except:
CCS operates on the precautionary principle
Which ecosystem is least likely to suffer disruption and species loss from climate change?
Temperate oak-pine and pine-hickory forest
Climate models indicate that we will have to deal with all of the following issues except:
What kinds of economies will exist
Scientists debate whether a warming ocean would or wouldn't affect hurricanes. It was settled by concensus that it would cause:
Fewer and stronger hurricanes
Which of the following is not one of the factors that cause people to see a technology or product as being more or less risky than experts judge it to be?
Degree to which the risk is caused by the government
A transmissible disease is not likely to be caused by a
Hazardous chemical
The effects of ozone depletion on humans includes all of the following except?
More brain cancer
What is the big deal about the atmosphere getting a few degrees warmer?
May cause a rapid global change in climate
Chemicals capable of destroying ozone include all of the following except
Formaldehyde used as a preservative
A person experiencing liver damage after a lifetime of alcohol abuse is showing
A chronic effect
An immiediate or rapid harmful reaction to exposure to a chemical, ranging from dizziness to death, is
Acute response
Which of the following countries did not ratify the 1997 Kyoto protocol
United States
The predicted rise in sea levels during the 21st century will likely cause all of the following results, except
Replenishment of many coastal fisheries
All of the followingn are considered to be natural hazards, except
Driving
The most toxic substances in terms of human and environmental health includes all of the following except
D. DDT
In a warmer world which of the following organisms is most likely to decline in population:
E. Humans
All of the following are cultural hazards eexcept
B. Drought
Which of the following countries intends to be carbon neutral by 2030
A. Costa Rica
Since 1970 the occourance of malaria has
D Greatly increased
Four of the following are ways that HIV can be transmitted. One is not. Choose the one that is not.
C. Sneezing or coughing.
Scientific studies indicate we need to prevent CO2 from reaching an irreversible turning point of ____ ppm
B. 450 ppm
In terms of premature death and reduced lifespan the greatest risk factor is
A. Poverty
The five main types of hazards include all of the following except:
E. Economic hazards
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