Discuss several ways in which global temperatures affects humans and how humans affect global temperatures

What will be an ideal response?


There are multiple possible answers here, but some listed in the book include temperatures making the planet habitable and heat and cold determining comfortable levels (global temperatures affecting humans) and anthropogenic changes in the atmosphere energy budget, global temperatures, and changes in albedo (humans affecting temperature systems).

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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If a certain species of bacteria is capable of reproducing quickly enough that it could cover the earth in a one foot layer in two days, why hasn't this happened?

What will be an ideal response?

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Artesian conditions require

A. a nearby body of surface water. B. an unconfined aquifer. C. a confined aquifer. D. very pure water.

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Geothermal and tidal generation of electricity are similar in that

A. both are simple technologies that can be used with little initial investment. B. although they are effective at generating electricity, the sites where the technology can be used are very limited. C. both have the potential to produce large amounts of electricity in many places in the world. D. None of the statements is correct.

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