Which of the Following Is NOT an Example of a Positive

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an example of a positive feedback effect from global warming?

• A) Increased atmospheric carbon dioxide leads to a rise in ocean temperature; this leads to lower dissolution of carbon dioxide in seawater, which leads to increased atmospheric carbon dioxide.
• B) Increased warming of the atmosphere leads to an increase in evaporation; this leads to an increase in water vapor, which leads to a rise in atmospheric temperatures.
• C) Increased warming of the atmosphere leads to an increase in the melting of Earth's permafrost; this leads to increased atmospheric methane, which leads to increased warming of the atmosphere.
• D) Increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere leads to a higher acidity of the oceans; this leads to increased fatalities of microscopic photosynthetic creatures that make their skeletons from calcium carbonate, which leads to increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
• E) Increased warming of the atmosphere leads to an increase in the melting of the Arctic Ocean ice; this leads to an increased volume of ocean water, which leads to increased melting of the Arctic Ocean ice.

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