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According to the Gaia Theory, Earth is considered as:
According to the Gaia Theory, Earth is considered as:
- A planet with no ability to adapt to environmental changes
- An organism continuously adapting to find balance with other spheres (correct)
- A planet with no interaction between its spheres
- A static and unchanging planet
What is the main reason for the impossibility of stabilizing the biosphere?
What is the main reason for the impossibility of stabilizing the biosphere?
- Lack of adaptation by species
- Lack of interaction between the spheres
- Anthropogenic activities
- Warming and cooling trends (correct)
What effect prevented the thawing of Snowball Earth?
What effect prevented the thawing of Snowball Earth?
- Change in natural atmospheric components
- Albedo effect and lack of carbon dioxide (correct)
- Introduction of pollutant gases
- Increase in greenhouse gases
What are the major causes of human-induced climate change?
What are the major causes of human-induced climate change?
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What is the Earth-atmosphere system considered as?
What is the Earth-atmosphere system considered as?
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Who developed the Gaia Theory in the early 1970s?
Who developed the Gaia Theory in the early 1970s?
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What does the albedo effect and lack of greenhouse gases prevent?
What does the albedo effect and lack of greenhouse gases prevent?
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What is the Earth-atmosphere system considered as?
What is the Earth-atmosphere system considered as?
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What triggers sudden changes that accelerate natural changes in the four spheres?
What triggers sudden changes that accelerate natural changes in the four spheres?
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What are the major causes of human-induced climate change?
What are the major causes of human-induced climate change?
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