If Earth Were in a Warming Trend, Which of the Processes

question 16

Multiple Choice

If Earth were in a warming trend, which of the processes below would most likely act as a negative feedback mechanism?

• A)Increasing the water vapor content of the air
• B)Increasing the snow cover around the Earth
• C)Decreasing the amount of low stratified cloud cover around the globe
• D)Increasing the carbon dioxide content of the air
• E)Decreasing the snow cover in middle and high latitudes

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Definitions:

Compound

A chemical entity that is formed by the combination of two or more elements in a specific proportion.

Functional Group

A specific group of atoms within a molecule that is responsible for the characteristic chemical reactions of that molecule.

R-OH

This is a general formula representing alcohols where R represents the alkyl group and -OH represents the hydroxyl functional group.

Alcohol

Any organic compound where the hydroxyl functional group (–OH) is bound to a carbon atom.