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What is the primary cause of the accelerated pace of global warming in recent decades?
What is the primary cause of the accelerated pace of global warming in recent decades?
- Natural fluctuations in Earth's temperature
- Burning of fossil fuels (correct)
- Changes in solar radiation
- Increased volcanic activity
What is the relationship between human population growth and global warming?
What is the relationship between human population growth and global warming?
- Population growth leads to decreased fossil fuel consumption
- Population growth has no impact on global warming
- No direct relationship
- Population growth leads to increased fossil fuel consumption (correct)
What is the defining characteristic of global warming?
What is the defining characteristic of global warming?
- Long-term cooling of the planet
- Long-term warming of the planet's overall temperature (correct)
- Seasonal changes in weather patterns
- Short-term fluctuations in temperature
How does the burning of fossil fuels contribute to global warming?
How does the burning of fossil fuels contribute to global warming?
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What is the primary factor that distinguishes the recent acceleration of global warming from historical trends?
What is the primary factor that distinguishes the recent acceleration of global warming from historical trends?
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Global Warming
- Global warming refers to the long-term warming of the planet's overall temperature.
- The warming trend has been ongoing for a long time, but its pace has significantly increased over the last hundred years.
- The primary reason for this rapid increase is the burning of fossil fuels, which has intensified due to the growing human population.
- As the human population grows, the volume of fossil fuels burned also increases, contributing to the accelerated pace of global warming.
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