In which of the following ways has climate change impacted weather patterns in the United States?
A. Average temperatures have increased up to 1.8°F; however, these changes have been very regional, with some areas seeing increasing temperatures and others seeing decreasing temperatures.
B. Average precipitation has increased by 4%; however, this has been a very regional change, with some areas seeing significant increases in rainfall and other areas seeing significant decreases in rainfall.
C. Severe weather events, including droughts and flooding, have decreased in frequency.
D. Geological events, including volcanoes and earthquakes have increased in frequency.
Answer: B
You might also like to view...
The diploid character of eukaryotic cells may mask the appearance of a mutation since
A. this may be a frameshift. B. the mutation is often reversible. C. the mutation may create inverted repeats. D. the matching chromosome may carry the dominant gene.
In a group of 100,000 people, about how many would be expected to have the same genotype as the crime scene sample? For simplicity, assume all SSR alleles are present in the population at a frequency of 0.2.
A) 0.000256 B) 6 C) 13 D) 51 E) None of the choices is correct.
Global change predictions are often made using general circulation ________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Which protist group contains the organism Trypanosoma, a colorless parasite that can cause African sleeping
sickness? a. unikonts b. excavates c. rhizarians d. archaeplastids e. chromalveolates