Tag: science & technology

True

False

pollution from factories and automobiles

orbital eccentricities of Earth and variations in the Sun's output

the Greenhouse Effect

the heat of the sun

water vapor

carbon dioxide

ozone-destroying aerosol sprays

energy caused due to radiation

temperatures have risen > 5° C

temperatures have risen > 10° C

temperatures have risen > 2° C

temperatures have risen < 1° C

10% or greater

2% to 10%

less than 1/10th of 1%

more than 25%

True

False

the consensus of scientists is that the problem warrants drastic action

nighttime temperatures may increase, but daytime temperatures will not

the coldest, driest regions of the planet will warm first

All of the above

ground-based thermometers

orbiting weather satellites

weather balloons

All of the above

1 April 1974

17 April 1974

1 April 1976

17 April 1976

1985

1979

1980

1984