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16.
The significant increase of which of the following interactions between Earth systems has the greatest potential to indirectly cause a rise in sea level?
  1. Deforestation of tropical regions, reducing carbon sequestration by the biosphere.
  2. Pollution of coastal waters with agricultural runoff, triggering algal blooms.
  3. Eruption of low-latitude volcanoes, producing a change in atmospheric chemistry.
  4. Desertification of semi-arid lands, generating wind-blown dust in the troposphere.
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17.
The development and marketing of new technologies have often been done without understanding the long-term consequences that adopting such technologies may have on society. The most serious example of a technology that ultimately had a major effect on human health and the environment was the introduction and use of:
  1. Radioactive isotopes for tracing the location of diseased tissue.
  2. Chlorofluorocarbons for air-conditioning.
  3. Lithium-ion batteries for powering digital devices.
  4. Electromagnetic waves for sending data across great distances.
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18.
Media accounts of major hurricanes often mention a growing concern that global warming will increase the frequency of major hurricanes affecting the United States. Most climatologists are uncomfortable with this kind of statement from the media primarily because it is: 
  1. A generalization that does not accurately reflect the complexity of research on the topic.
  2. An unsubstantiated rumor without any support in the broader scientific community.
  3. A government issue that only official agencies should address to avoid unnecessarily scaring the public.
  4. An unethical strategy for selling news that may cause disruption to the larger economy.
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19.
Bowen's reaction series helps geologists explain the occurrence of various minerals in a particular igneous rock primarily because it defines the:
  1. Temperature at which different minerals in a magma will solidify.
  2. Rate at which crystals grow within a cooling magma.
  3. Chemical changes that occur after a rock has solidified.
  4. Crystal systems that will develop as a rock forms under pressure.
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20.
Which of the following is a characteristic of muscovite mica and biotite mica that makes them easy to identify? 
  1. Specific gravity.
  2. Chemical reactivity to acid solutions.
  3. Conchoidal fracture.
  4. Perfect cleavage in one direction.
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