When We Burn Fossil Fuels, ________________

question 36

Multiple Choice

When we burn fossil fuels, ________________.

• A) the greatest environmental impact is the local damage from extraction
• B) the resulting carbonic acid leads to acid rain
• C) the greatest environmental impact is the impact on the ozone layer
• D) we liberate carbon back into the carbon cycle, increasing the amount available for plant growth
• E) the greatest environmental impact is increased greenhouse gases

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Definitions:

Unwanted Response

A behavior or reaction that is undesired or negative, often leading to adverse outcomes or consequences.

Stimulus Discrimination

The ability to distinguish between different stimuli, often used in behavioral psychology to describe how organisms learn to respond differently to various signals.

Higher-order Conditioning

A form of learning in which a stimulus is paired with a previously conditioned stimulus, creating a new conditioned response.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.