MCQ Questions
Q.1.
Changes to the global climate could include _______.
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    d.none of the above
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    d.fishing
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    d.experiences no change
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    d.all of the above
Q.2.
"In a 2009 study, presented by the National Academy of Science, 97% of climate scientists agree that human activity is causing global warming." Which of the following statements is best supported by this study?
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    b.Glaciers scraped across the surface and altered landscapes and the course of rivers.
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    b.Steady surface temperature increases were noted between the 1970's and 90's.
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    d.Most climate scientists believe that there is evidence that explains global warming.
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    b.Increased levels of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, leads to increased phytoplankton growth.
Q.3.
Habitat change occurs more frequently through natural causes than human activity.
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    b.Steady surface temperature increases were noted between the 1970's and 90's.
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    F
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    c.colder
Q.4.
Which of the following is not true concerning the Pleistocene ice age.
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    C Sea levels during the ice age were higher than today.
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    b.It occurs in ecosystems that are already established.
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    b.an increase in the overall temperature of the Earth
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    b.Glaciers scraped across the surface and altered landscapes and the course of rivers.
Q.5.
Which of the following best describes the impact of glaciers upon the surface of the earth?
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    b.It occurs in ecosystems that are already established.
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    b.Glaciers scraped across the surface and altered landscapes and the course of rivers.
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    C Sea levels during the ice age were higher than today.
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    b.an increase in the overall temperature of the Earth
Q.6.
Why was the concern over global cooling replaced with a concern over global warming?
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    b.It occurs in ecosystems that are already established.
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    C Sea levels during the ice age were higher than today.
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    b.Glaciers scraped across the surface and altered landscapes and the course of rivers.
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    b.Steady surface temperature increases were noted between the 1970's and 90's.
Q.7.
Global warming is a theory accepted by a majority of scientists.
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    T
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    F
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    b.It occurs in ecosystems that are already established.
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    False
Q.8.
Which of the following is the most likely global climate change?
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    d.experiences no change
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    b.It occurs in ecosystems that are already established.
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    b.an increase in the overall temperature of the Earth
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    C Sea levels during the ice age were higher than today.
Q.9.
Which of the following about secondary succession is not true?
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    b.an increase in the overall temperature of the Earth
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    b.It occurs in ecosystems that are already established.
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    b.Glaciers scraped across the surface and altered landscapes and the course of rivers.
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    C Sea levels during the ice age were higher than today.
Q.10.
All scientists agree that global climate change will happen rapidly.
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    d.experiences no change
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    F
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    False
Q.11.
Ecosystems have trouble adjusting to short-term changes.
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    F
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    False
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    d.all of the above
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    T
Q.12.
Some scientists believe that global warming will lead to an increase in disease and starvation
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    F
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    d.none of the above
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    T
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    d.all of the above
Q.13.
The increased ranges of plant and insect species resulting from climate change has only negative consequences.
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    T
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    d.fishing
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    F
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    d.all of the above
Q.14.
The early arrival of spring in New Hampshire has no effect on wildlife.
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    c.colder
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    F
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    T
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    False
Q.15.
How does an early onset of spring through climate change affect plants?
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    a.their growing and flowering season starts earlier and is longer
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    b.Increased levels of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, leads to increased phytoplankton growth.
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    b.Steady surface temperature increases were noted between the 1970's and 90's.
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    b.It occurs in ecosystems that are already established.
Q.16.
Some scientists believe that global warming will bring about extreme weather.
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    a.their growing and flowering season starts earlier and is longer
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    T
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    c.colder
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    F
Q.17.
Without the greenhouse effect the Earth would be _______ than it is today.
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    d.none of the above
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    d.fishing
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    c.colder
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    d.experiences no change