The 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to three scientists whose work led to discovery of the causes for the thinning of the earth’s atmosphere by chlorofluorocarbons. Which of the following was NOT one of these scientists?

a) Mario Molina
b) Paul Crutzen
c) Sherwood Rowland
d) Aldo Leopold


d) Aldo Leopold

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Individuals in Africa often share crop and livestock land with other families in their community. What happens to the land as a result of each family using an individual's approach to managing it?

A) It is often overexploited. B) It is preserved as a result of the importance of cultural heritage. C) It is managed sustainably for future farming. D) It is preserved from family to family and generation to generation. E) It is protected by laws.

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Venus's atmosphere has much more carbon dioxide than that of Earth and its greenhouse effect is much stronger.

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

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Ozone is continually created in our atmosphere by the effects of solar radiation

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which of the following is a causal element of polar and highland climates?

A) extremes of daylength between summer and winter B) high precipitation, primarily in the form of snow C) low surface albedo due to ground cover D) high sun altitude during the summer months

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