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What effect does a greater tilt of the Earth's axis have on the severity of seasons?
What effect does a greater tilt of the Earth's axis have on the severity of seasons?
- Cooler summers and milder winters
- Hotter summers and warmer winters
- Unchanged seasons throughout the year
- Warmer summers and colder winters (correct)
What is the cause of Earth's wobbling motion known as axial precession?
What is the cause of Earth's wobbling motion known as axial precession?
- Changes in the Earth's magnetic field
- Gravitational influences of the Sun and Moon (correct)
- Atmospheric pressure changes
- Tidal forces caused by ocean currents
What argument is commonly used as an objection to the carbon dioxide theory?
What argument is commonly used as an objection to the carbon dioxide theory?
- Increased water vapor absorption would offset any change in carbon dioxide concentration (correct)
- Carbon dioxide has minimal impact on atmospheric temperature
- Carbon dioxide has a negligible effect on outgoing radiation
- Increased carbon dioxide concentration leads to a decrease in atmospheric opacity
What is one of the current adult stem cell therapies mentioned in the text?
What is one of the current adult stem cell therapies mentioned in the text?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a factor contributing to water pollution in the Philippines?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a factor contributing to water pollution in the Philippines?
What is one of the main health risks associated with high levels of air pollution in urban areas in the Philippines?
What is one of the main health risks associated with high levels of air pollution in urban areas in the Philippines?
Why is the Philippines highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change?
Why is the Philippines highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change?
What is the main difference between symmetric and asymmetric division of stem cells?
What is the main difference between symmetric and asymmetric division of stem cells?
Which type of mammalian stem cell is derived from blastocysts?
Which type of mammalian stem cell is derived from blastocysts?
What are the essential characteristics of stem cells?
What are the essential characteristics of stem cells?
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