Global temperature rise increases evaporation rates. As a result, more water vapor is released into the atmosphere. This water vapor absorbs heat from Earth's surface before escaping into space
The result of this trend is that with more water vapor in the air, less heat will escape, causing Earth to heat up further. What term may be used to describe this process? a) a positive-feedback loop
b) a negative-feedback loop
c) vapor runaway
d) nuclear chain reaction
e) none of the above
A
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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