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Which of the following will accelerate transformation of the landscape?
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Wildfire
B
Increasing temperature
C
Drought
D
All of these answers are correct
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Water vapor is a by-product of which of the following?
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Wind hitting the turbulent surface of the oceans
B
Rain
C
Metabolism of plants and animals
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Respiration in plants and animals
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How does incomplete combustion occur?
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Incomplete combustion, the reactant burns in oxygen, producing a limited number of products.
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When there isn't enough oxygen to allow the fuel to react completely to produce carbon dioxide and water.
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Incompletecombustion is a form of oxidation otherwise known as a fire, in which large amounts of heat and light energy are released, which often results in a flame.
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Incomplete combustion is the slow, low-temperature, flameless form of combustion, sustained by the heat evolved when oxygen directly attacks the surface of a condensed-phase fuel.
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The average car emits how many pounds of carbon dioxide a year?
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10,000 pounds
B
3,000 pounds
C
8,000 pounds
D
12,000 pounds
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Which of the following is a characteristic of methane?
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A molecule released by one ant so that other ants can follow its path
B
A molecule released by a bee to signal nestmates to organize
C
Lifetime in the atmosphere is brief (10-12years)
D
A compound produced by a bacterium that inhibits nearby fungi.
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Which of the following is the best sink for atmospheric methane?
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The greenhouse gases
B
The carbon bases located on land
C
The hydrogen radical in the ocean
D
Hydroxyl radical in the troposphere
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What would the temperature of the earth be without a natural greenhouse effect?
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32 degrees F
B
18 degrees F
C
98 degrees F
D
9,941 degrees F
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0 degrees F
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Which of the following will affect the global population the most due to a changing climate?
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Computer manufacturing
B
Adequate oxygen supplies
C
Landscape businesses
D
Adequate water supplies
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A "carbon offset" is best defined as which of the following?
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An increase of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases made in order to compensate for or to offset a greenhouse gas emission made elsewhere.
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An industrial induced offset of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases made in order to deprive a greenhouse gas emission made elsewhere.
C
A reduction of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases made in order to compensate for or to offset a greenhouse gas emission made elsewhere.
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An increase of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases made in order to maintain a greenhouse gas emission made elsewhere.
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What is the molecular explanation of why a decrease in oceanic pH will cause fish and coral death?
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All three answers are correct
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Acidic pH denatures proteins
C
Acidic pH denatures lipids
D
Acidic pH denatures carbohydrates
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