The Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change

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How do economic activities since the industrial revolution affect global carbon dioxide emissions?

  • Have no impact on emissions
  • Help capture more emissions through natural carbon cycle
  • Trigger a sharp increase in emissions (correct)
  • Decrease the overall emission levels

What is the primary cause of sea level rise according to the text?

  • Melting ice sheets and glaciers (correct)
  • Oceans absorbing excess heat
  • Decline in ice mass
  • Glaciers retreating due to warming

What do satellite observations indicate about sea level height?

  • Fluctuating randomly
  • Increasing rapidly (correct)
  • Stagnant for the past decade
  • Decreasing steadily

How does the rise in global temperature impact oceans?

<p>Absorb excess heat from the air (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is climate change considered an urgent global challenge according to the text?

<p>It requires immediate action to mitigate its effects (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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