Environmental Science and Climate
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- 1
Which of the following is the primary greenhouse gas responsible for global warming?
- AMethane (CH_(4))
- BOzone (O_(3))
- CNitrous Oxide (N_(2)O)
- DCarbon Dioxide (CO_(2))
- 2
What is the term for the process by which plants absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?
- ARespiration
- BTranspiration
- CPhotosynthesis
- DDecomposition
- 3
Which of the following is NOT a renewable energy source?
- AWind Power
- BNatural Gas
- CSolar Power
- DHydropower
- 4
What does the term 'carbon footprint' refer to?
- AThe amount of carbon stored in a forest
- BThe amount of carbon in the Earth's crust
- CThe impact of human activities on the environment, measured in the amount of greenhouse gases produced
- DThe size of a coal mining operation
- 5
Which international agreement aims to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels?
- AThe Paris Agreement
- BThe Montreal Protocol
- CThe Copenhagen Accord
- DThe Kyoto Protocol