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58) The most important factor driving recent climate change (last century) is which of the following?  A. Volcanic outgassing  B. The burning of fossil fuels  C. Mliankovitch cycles  D. Changes in the Earth's orbit around the su

58) The most important factor driving recent climate change (last century) is which of the following?  A. Volcanic outgassing  B. The burning of fossil fuels  C. Mliankovitch cycles  D. Changes in the Earth's orbit around the su

Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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56) The beginning of modern climate science can be traced back to research conducted during which of the following periods according to Dessler (2022)?

  •  A. 1640s - mid 17th Century
  •  B. 1760s - mid 18th Century
  •  C. 1820s - early 19th Century
  •  D. 1930s - early 20th Century

57) The greenhouse effect warms up Earth’s surface temperature by approximately how much compared to an Earth with no atmosphere?

  •  A. 13 degrees C
  •  B. 23 degrees C
  •  C. 33 degrees C
  •  D. 53 degrees C

58) The most important factor driving recent climate change (last century) is which of the following?

  •  A. Volcanic outgassing
  •  B. The burning of fossil fuels
  •  C. Mliankovitch cycles
  •  D. Changes in the Earth's orbit around the su
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