Describe the role of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
What will be an ideal response?
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was formed in 1988 in a joint effort of the United Nations Environmental Programme and the World Meteorological Organization and began with more than 200 scientists studying human impact on the world's climate. Over 600 scientists in 40 countries contributed to the 2007 report. To date the IPCC has issued four reports on global climate change detailing growing scientific evidence that human activities are significantly impacting the world's climate. The fifth installment from the IPCC was released in 2014.
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a) asthenosphere; lithosphere b) lithosphere; asthenosphere c) lithosphere; mesosphere d) mantle; crust e) crust; lithosphere
Siliceous ooze is an example of which of the following sediment types?
A) Biogenous Sediment B) Cosmogenous Sediment C) Hydrogenous Sediment D) Lithogenous Sediment E) Terrigenous Sediment
What is true about water’s phase changes and latent heat?
A. When water freezes, latent heat is absorbed. B. When water evaporates, latent heat is released. When water condenses, latent heat is absorbed. D. When water melts, latent heat is absorbed. E. When water sublimates, latent heat is released.
Which of the following fish is safe and environmentally friendly to eat?
A. Wild salmon B. Yellowfin tuna C. Swordfish D. Haddock E. Albacore tuna