The term greenhouse effect describes the ____.
A. radiation of heat energy into space
B. trapping of heat energy in the atmosphere
C. effect climate change has on the economy
D. efforts of the White House to support environmental legislation
E. shrinking of the ozone layer
Answer: B
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What will be an ideal response?
Neritic sediments are mostly eroded from land
a. True b. False
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. Business leaders are the most likely opponents of the environmental movement. b. Whites often show lower levels of concern for the environment than minority groups. c. Both a and b are true. d. Neither a nor b is true.
Inorganic fertilizers are ________
A) less likely to leach from soil than organic fertilizers B) applied to cropland in the form of manure and compost C) are either mined or manufactured D) used in place of organic fertilizers by farmers who are concerned about surface water and groundwater pollution E) less likely to be used on cropland today than they were 100 years ago