The Effect of De- Forestation on the Global Warming Problem

question 39

Multiple Choice

The effect of de- forestation on the global warming problem is that

• A) this makes the problem worse, because trees consume ozone from the atmosphere.
• B) this actually helps solve the problem, because trees consume ozone from the atmosphere.
• C) this actually helps solve the problem, because trees consume carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
• D) this makes the problem worse, because trees consume atmospheric carbon dioxide.
• E) this has no effect on the global heating problem, although it has harmful effects in other ways.

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