Read the Following Scenario and Answer the Question Below

question 9

Multiple Choice

Read the following scenario and answer the question below.
Many geologists have proposed naming the current time period of Earth's history the Anthropocene epoch. The rationale for doing so includes the fact that erosion rates and greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere have increased rapidly over the past 300 years. Almost all environmental scientists agree that increases in greenhouse gases contribute to global climate change. Carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, hydrochlorofluorocarbons, and water vapor are the main culprits. Human activities, chief among them the tapping and burning of fossil fuels for energy, have significantly increased these "greenhouse gases" in our atmosphere in the last 300 years. With rising standards of living in developing countries, emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are expected to continue to rise. If unchecked, carbon dioxide levels will reach twice preindustrial levels by midcentury and double again by the end of the century. Computer models have shown that this rise alone could raise Earth's temperatures by 3 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit by 2100.
-Undersea earthquakes and volcanic eruptions may produce __________.

• A)pyroclastic flow
• B)mass wasting
• C)tsunamis
• D)hurricanes
• E)lahars

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Definitions:

Management Reserves

Funds set aside in a project budget by management for unforeseen work or risks, not part of the baseline budget but available for use as needed.

Cost Variance

The difference between the budgeted cost of work performed and the actual cost of work performed on a project.

Estimate To Complete

A financial analysis projecting the cost required to finish a project based on its current status and past performance.

Parametric Estimates

Estimation technique using statistical relationships between historical data and variables to calculate cost, duration, and resource requirements.