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Physics Chapter 10

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Higher carbon dioxide levels than we have now were last seen about 2 million years ago
The country that produces the most carbon dioxide each year is China
the country that produces the most carbon dioxide per person every year is Saudi Arabia
The greenhouse effect currently warms the Earth by approximately 35 degrees fahrenheit
Which fossil fuel produces the most Carbon dioxide, per pound, when burned coal
Converting coal to oil is achieved with Fisher-Tropsch
Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased over the past 100 years by about 36%
Ice in Antarctica is increasing, contradicting global warming predictions
A treaty that was signed by the United States but not ratified by the Senate is Kyoto
According to the text, wind power is rapidly growing, with wind turbines delivering twice the power they did four years ago
Clean coal refers to coal used at a power plant with carbon capture and storage
In France, nuclear power produces what percentage of the electricity? 80%
In the united states, nuclear power produces what percentage of the electricity? 20%
tHE ORGANIZATION THAT STUDIES CLIMATE CHANGE IS IPCC
Which of these years had the warmest worldwide climate? 1998
iIf the US reduced Carbon Dioxide emissions to those suggested by the Kyoto treaty, and the developing nations continued to increase theirs at the current rate, then global warming would be delayed by about 3 years
The greenhouse effect involves atmospheric emission of IR
To be affordable without subsidy or carbon credits, the cost of a billion-watt solar plant must be not much more than $1 billion
The average temperature of the Earth is now about 57 degrees fahrenheit
Which country produces the most greenhouse gas emission per GDP? China
A key feature of the Kyoto treaty s that it set up a method to trade carbon credits
Cooling in the last big ice age, which ended about 12,000 BC, was approximately 11 degrees fahrenheit
Cooling during the Little Ice Age was approximately 2 degrees fahrenheit
Which of the following is not a major greenhouse gas? CFCs
The least expensive form of carbon abatement is conservation
Thanks to humans, the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased by about 36%
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