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What is a primary energy source?
What is a primary energy source?
- Raw fuel, such as coal (correct)
- Solar energy
- Wind power
- Electricity
Which of the following is a positive aspect of all types of energy?
Which of the following is a positive aspect of all types of energy?
- Low cost
- Job creation (correct)
- Zero greenhouse gas emissions
- Location independence
What is the term for the study of long-term averages of weather patterns?
What is the term for the study of long-term averages of weather patterns?
- Weather forecasting
- Climatology (correct)
- Meteorology
- Atmospheric science
Which of the following natural factors contributes to long-term climate change?
Which of the following natural factors contributes to long-term climate change?
What is the term for the amount of light reflected from the Earth's surface?
What is the term for the amount of light reflected from the Earth's surface?
Which climate classification system uses temperature and precipitation as its primary factors?
Which climate classification system uses temperature and precipitation as its primary factors?
What is the main difference between ozone in the stratosphere and ozone at the surface?
What is the main difference between ozone in the stratosphere and ozone at the surface?
What is the main function of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?
What is the main function of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?
What is the Keeling Curve graph used to show?
What is the Keeling Curve graph used to show?
What is the main way that humans have added more carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?
What is the main way that humans have added more carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?
Which type of fossil fuel has the lowest greenhouse gas emissions?
Which type of fossil fuel has the lowest greenhouse gas emissions?
Why have the number of coal jobs decreased in recent years?
Why have the number of coal jobs decreased in recent years?
